2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for communications majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Marquette University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
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Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the town of Whitewater.
Michigan State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 1,789 |
Ohio | 2,149 |
Illinois | 2,072 |
Indiana | 1,600 |
Wisconsin | 1,297 |
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Communication & Media Studies Related Rankings by Major
Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Communications
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
Journalism | 13,552 |
Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
Publishing | 336 |
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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.
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