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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

16 Colleges
$32,860 Avg Salary
$25,228 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Of the 49 students majoring in communication and journalism at Purdue University Global, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago 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 Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 228 students majoring in communication and journalism at Loyola Chicago, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Of the 113 students majoring in communication and journalism at SIUC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Siena Heights University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Siena Heights University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Adrian.

Of the 25 students majoring in communication and journalism at Siena Heights University, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#6

Rochester University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #6, Rochester University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. RU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Of the 23 students majoring in communication and journalism at RU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#7

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 77% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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National Louis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 61% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#9

Lakeland University

Plymouth, WI

With a ranking of #9, Lakeland University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Lakeland is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Plymouth.

Of the 12 students majoring in communication and journalism at Lakeland, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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DeVry University - Illinois came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 60% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Explore the most popular online communication and journalism schools 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

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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