by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 130 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9,720 bachelor's degrees in communications during the <nil> academic year.
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Your choice of communications for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communications students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for communications students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in communications. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Cornell University
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in communications. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in communications. UCSB is a very large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of California - Santa Barbara
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in communications. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Texas A&M University - College Station
UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of California - Davis
Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Boston University
UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of Massachusetts Amherst
Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of California - San Diego
Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Marist College
Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Fordham University
Located in the large city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Wake Forest University
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Baylor University
Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of Utah
Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Kent State University at Kent
Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Saint Cloud State University
Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Marquette University
Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from George Washington University
TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from The College of New Jersey
Pepperdine is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Malibu.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Pepperdine University
Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Towson University
Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Liberty University
Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of San Diego
UW - Eau Claire is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Eau Claire.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Here are some additional great schools for Communications students that almost earned our Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bryant University | Smithfield, RI |
| 28 | The University of Tampa | Tampa, FL |
| 29 | Rollins College | Winter Park, FL |
| 30 | Xavier University | Cincinnati, OH |
| 31 | The College of Wooster | Wooster, OH |
| 32 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
| 33 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 34 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL |
| 35 | Lasell University | Newton, MA |
| 36 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock, PA |
| 37 | Marymount Manhattan College | New York, NY |
| 38 | Oakland University | Rochester Hills, MI |
| 39 | University of Missouri - St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 40 | Saint Louis University | Saint Louis, MO |
| 41 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown, PA |
| 42 | SUNY Cortland | Cortland, NY |
| 43 | Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT |
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Communications is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 25,870 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 7,458 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 1,626 |
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