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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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

Communication & Media Studies is the #19 most popular major in Missouri with 1,007 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular online school in Missouri for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 221 students majoring in communications at Mizzou, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 70% of the communications majors at the school.

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

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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 68% of the communications majors at the school.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Missouri. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fayette.

Of the 7 students majoring in communications at CMU CGES, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Missouri. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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#6

Urshan College

Wentzville, MO

Urshan College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Wentzville, Urshan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Communications

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 6 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.

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