2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communications in the Plains States Region

A master's degree in communications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #159 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of communications. Combined, these schools handed out 65 master's degrees in communications to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Communications School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in communication arts matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communications in the Plains States Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for communications, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for communications.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communications in the Plains States Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for communications students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Communication Arts Students Working on Their Master's

1

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

38 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#2 Best Quality In MN

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communications has to look into Walden University. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in communications in Minnesota.

There were roughly 38 communications individuals who graduated with this degree at Walden University in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in communications from Walden University

2

Drury University
Springfield, MO

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#2 Best Quality In MO

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in communications has to take a look at Drury University. Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in communications in Missouri.

There were about 9 communications students who graduated with this degree at Drury University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in communications from Drury University

2

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in communications needs to check out Wichita State University. WSU is a large public university located in the large city of Wichita. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in communications in Kansas.

There were roughly 9 communications individuals who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in communications from Wichita State University

4

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Saint Louis University if you want to pursue a master's degree in communications. SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in communications in Missouri.

There were about 4 communications students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in communications from Saint Louis University

5

North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, ND

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in communications in North Dakota. More information about a master’s in communications from North Dakota State University - Main Campus

6

Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in communications in Minnesota.

There were about 2 communications individuals who graduated with this degree at Bethel University Minnesota in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in communications from Bethel University Minnesota

7

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

#2 Most Popular In ND

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in communications from University of North Dakota

Best Communications Colleges by State

Explore the most popular communications schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	346	6
Minnesota	345	51
Kansas	244	11
North Dakota	149	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Communication Arts

Communications is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Communication	165
Communication & Media Studies	47
Other Communication & Media Studies	21

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.