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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

16 Colleges
$56,176 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the communication and journalism doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
Ohio 3,901
Illinois 4,261
Wisconsin 1,988

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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 Josh Hallett.

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