If you pursue a degree in communications, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #67 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of communications. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 374 degrees in communications annually.
The communication arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communications rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for communications schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communications Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the communication arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in communications needs to check out Kent State University at Kent. Kent State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Kent. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.
There were about 163 communications students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent data year.
Xavier University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in communications. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #277 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Xavier is a great university overall.
There were about 3 communications students who graduated with this degree at Xavier in the most recent year we have data available.
The College of Wooster is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in communications. Located in the town of Wooster, Wooster College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 30th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 21 communications students who graduated with this degree at Wooster College in the most recent year we have data available.
Franciscan University of Steubenville is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in communications. Franciscan U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Steubenville. This university ranks 26th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 39 communications students who graduated with this degree at Franciscan U in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 59th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 12 communications students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Hamilton in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Springfield, Wittenberg is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 49th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 22 communications students who graduated with this degree at Wittenberg in the most recent data year.
Ashland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Ashland. A Best Colleges rank of #784 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ashland is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 communications students who graduated with this degree at Ashland 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).