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Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

14 Colleges
$32,706 Avg Salary
$25,824 Avg Student Debt

With 66,787 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online communications bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 61% of the communications majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at Mizzou take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,010. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $531.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 150 students majoring in communications at KU, 52% are male and 48% are female.

On average, communications graduates from KU take out $22,586 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $455.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 70% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 30% are male.

On average, communications graduates from UMSL take out $27,241 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in communications at Bellevue University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

On average, communications graduates from Bellevue University take out $29,618 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 14 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

About 68% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#7

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree communication and media studies programs. Located in the remote area of Fayette, UIU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 38% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, communications majors at UIU accumulate an average of around $34,798 in student debt.

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Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

Valley City State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Valley City State University is a small public school located in the remote town of Valley City.

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree communication and media studies programs. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

Women make up 57% of the communications majors at the school.

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#10

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for communication and media studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.

About 33% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Explore the most popular online communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1,007
Minnesota 887
Kansas 490
Iowa 552
Nebraska 156
North Dakota 131
South Dakota 159

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One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 14 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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