53
Colleges in the Plains States Region
3,185
Communications Degrees Awarded
$36,850
Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #10 in popularity,
communication & media studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 53 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,185 degrees in communication & media studies annually.
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Your choice of communication & media studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for communication & media studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of communications degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
10 Top Plains States Region Schools in Communications
Any student who is interested in communication & media studies needs to take a look at University of Kansas. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 145 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year. Those communication & media studies students who get their degree from University of Kansas receive $3,922 more than the typical communications student.
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It is hard to beat University of Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 186 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the communications program report average early career income of $37,647.
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Every student who is interested in communication & media studies needs to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 19 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student who is interested in communication & media studies has to check out University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 191 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the communication & media studies degree program at University of Missouri - Columbia earn $7,228 more than the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 92 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year. Those communication & media studies students who get their degree from Saint Cloud State University make $3,429 more than the average communications student.
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Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public university located in the city of Mankato. This university ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 123 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the communication & media studies major at Minnesota State University - Mankato get $2,948 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were about 65 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Those communication & media studies students who get their degree from Iowa State University earn $3,647 more than the typical communications graduate.
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Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were about 45 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Communication & Media Studies degree recipients from University of Nebraska - Lincoln receive an earnings boost of about $2,852 above the typical income of communication & media studies majors.
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Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #128 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.
There were about 9 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 27 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent year we have data available. Those communication & media studies students who get their degree from Lindenwood University receive $10,114 more than the typical communications graduate.
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