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Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

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

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

With 2,714 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #11 most popular major in Indiana.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in Indiana to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in Indiana for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 58% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

About 54% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 46% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Of the 220 students majoring in communication and journalism at IUPUI, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 74% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#5

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. USI is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Evansville.

Women make up 54% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#7

DePauw University

Greencastle, IN

With a ranking of #7, DePauw University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Greencastle.

Women make up 53% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Purdue Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Hammond.

About 59% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#9

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in communication and journalism at Indiana State, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Southeast did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in communication and journalism at Indiana University - Southeast, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 26 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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