2025 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Minnesota
4Colleges in Minnesota
170Media Studies Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #82 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 170 degrees in communication & media studies annually.
Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School
The media studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Communication & Media Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Communication & Media Studies Rankings by Degree Level
The media studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Minnesota.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies in Minnesota
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the media studies degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in communication & media studies needs to take a look at Saint Cloud State University. St. Cloud State University is a large public university located in the small city of Saint Cloud. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 40 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Winona State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in communication & media studies. Winona State is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Winona. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were about 50 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in communication & media studies needs to check out Bemidji State University. Located in the remote town of Bemidji, Bemidji State University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 40th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 10 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Bemidji State University in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).