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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

48 Colleges
$44,753 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Communication Sciences 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 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication sciences majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for communication sciences students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Most Popular Communication Sciences 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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Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

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#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great place for communication sciences students. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #6, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

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Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication sciences programs. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #9, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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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