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2023 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

43 Colleges
$55,311 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Communication Sciences is the #29 most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for communication sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Midwestern University - Downers Grove the best school in the Great Lakes Region for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#3

Rush University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rush University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. St. Mary's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#6

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #6, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #10, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 255
Illinois 492
Ohio 445
Indiana 174
Wisconsin 268

One of 29 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Communication Sciences

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Medicine 28,629
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Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp.

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