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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Missouri

40 Colleges
$36,119 Avg Salary
$29,651 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

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 Communication & Media Studies Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in Missouri to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in Missouri for communication and media studies students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

After completing their degree, communications graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debt load of $22,814. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $531.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Missouri. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at UMSL take out is $25,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

On average, communications graduates from Missouri State take out $25,751 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $197, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that communications majors at UMKC take out is $22,250.

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The excellent programs at Southeast Missouri State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

Communications majors at Southeast Missouri State University take out an average of $23,920 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $144.

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Northwest Missouri State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Missouri ranking. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

Communications majors at Northwest take out an average of $24,560 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $232, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, communications majors at SLU accumulate an average of around $26,242 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, communications graduates from UCM carry an average student debt load of $26,000.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Missouri list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

On average, communications graduates from Webster take out $29,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in Missouri ranking. Truman State is a small public school located in the remote town of Kirksville.

Communications majors at Truman State take out an average of $21,406 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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

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 28 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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