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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree School for You

With 1,600 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #15 most popular major in Indiana.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in Indiana for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the communications majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 73% of the communications majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 22% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the communications majors at the school.

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University of Southern Indiana ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the communications majors at the school.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.

Women make up 60% of the communications majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 40% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - South Bend did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,789
Ohio 2,149
Illinois 2,072
Wisconsin 1,297

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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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