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

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

Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in Ohio with 3,901 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 61 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Ohio. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 56% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 44% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

About 65% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Women make up 70% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Out of the 61 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 341 students majoring in communication and journalism at Kent State, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 35% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at Cleveland State University Report

#7

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

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

Women make up 65% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

About 70% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Akron Main Campus Report

#9

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #9, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 47% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio award.

Rank College Location
11 Xavier University Cincinnati, OH
12 John Carroll University University Heights, OH

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
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 25 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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