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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication sciences was ranked #47 in the country. In fact 22,298 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the communication sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 100 students majoring in communication sciences at UC, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Midwestern University - Downers Grove helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 4% are male.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication sciences schools in the Great Lakes Region . Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

About 96% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 4% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in communication sciences at UW - Eau Claire, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Grand Valley State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in communication sciences at GVSU, 2% are male and 98% are female.

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Illinois State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication sciences programs. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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#8

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication sciences programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 3% are male.

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#10

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Women make up 95% of the communication sciences majors at the school.

Full Communication Sciences at Central Michigan University Report

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 511
Ohio 924
Illinois 860
Indiana 480
Wisconsin 585

One of 30 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 27 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 Ghozt Tramp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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