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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Doctor'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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 96% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 4% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in communication sciences at UC, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

Full Communication Sciences at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 92% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

Full Communication Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 91% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Women make up 70% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 80% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges 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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
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 20 schools only.

  • 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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