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2025 Best Communications Schools in Minnesota

5 Colleges in Minnesota
249 Communication Arts Degrees Awarded
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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Communications Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 249 degrees in communications annually.

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Choosing a Great Communications School

Best Communications Schools in Minnesota Your choice of communications 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 communications 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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Communication Arts

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communications Schools in Minnesota 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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Best Schools for Communications in Minnesota

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.

Top Minnesota Schools in Communication Arts

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
52 Communication Arts Degrees Awarded

Saint Cloud State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in communications. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 52 communications students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in communications from Saint Cloud State University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN
38 Communication Arts Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Bethel University Minnesota if you want to pursue a degree in communications. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #476 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bethel University Minnesota is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 communications students who graduated with this degree at Bethel University Minnesota in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in communications from Bethel University Minnesota

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MN

Concordia College at Moorhead is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in communications. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead. A Best Colleges rank of #804 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Concordia College Moorhead is a great college overall.

There were about 15 communications students who graduated with this degree at Concordia College Moorhead in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in communications from Concordia College at Moorhead

4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN

Metropolitan State University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in communications. Metro State is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 44th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 29 communications students who graduated with this degree at Metro State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in communications from Metropolitan State University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MN

Located in the town of Crookston, UMN Crookston is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 48th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 20 communications students who graduated with this degree at UMN Crookston in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in communications from University of Minnesota - Crookston

Best Communications Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Communications Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 693 197
Iowa 648 33
Kansas 599 74
Nebraska 500 26
North Dakota 416 93

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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 402
Communication & Media Studies 170

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