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2025 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Michigan

16 Colleges in Michigan
1,550 Communications Degrees Awarded
$36,850 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in communication & media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #10 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 16 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of communication & media studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,550 degrees in communication & media studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School

Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Michigan The communications 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. We derive our Best Overall Communication & Media Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Communications
Master's Degrees in Communications
Doctor's Degrees in Communications

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 Communication & Media Studies Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies in Michigan

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 communications degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Michigan Schools in Communications

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
260 Communications Degrees Awarded
$50,556 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 260 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Those communication & media studies students who get their degree from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor make $13,706 more than the typical communications graduate.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
470 Communications Degrees Awarded
$36,390 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 470 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the communications program state that they receive average early career earnings of $36,390.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
87 Communications Degrees Awarded
$34,671 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in communication & media studies needs to look into Grand Valley State University. Located in the fringe town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 87 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the communications program report average early career earnings of $34,671.

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Hope College
Holland, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Communications Degrees Awarded
2.6% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Hope College if you want to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the small city of Holland, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 39 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Hope in the most recent data year. Communication & Media Studies degree recipients from Hope College get an earnings boost of approximately $2,106 over the average income of communication & media studies graduates.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
116 Communications Degrees Awarded
$37,795 Median Starting Salary

Oakland is a large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. A Best Colleges rank of #443 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Oakland is a great university overall.

There were roughly 116 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, communications degree recipients usually make about $37,795 in their early careers.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Communications Degrees Awarded
$31,913 Median Starting Salary

Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.

There were approximately 58 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, communications degree recipients typically earn about $31,913 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
113 Communications Degrees Awarded
$36,717 Median Starting Salary

Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. A Best Colleges rank of #598 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Eastern Michigan is a great university overall.

There were about 113 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, communications degree recipients usually make about $36,717 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Communications Degrees Awarded
$31,169 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 48 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the communications program report average early career earnings of $31,169.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
77 Communications Degrees Awarded
3.9% Growth in Graduates

Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #433 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 77 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the communication & media studies program at Wayne State University make $6,232 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Albion College
Albion, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,209 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Albion, Albion is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 13 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Albion in the most recent year we have data available. Those communication & media studies students who get their degree from Albion College make $2,359 more than the average communications student.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 314 2,148
Illinois 304 2,069
Indiana 294 1,549
Wisconsin 273 1,297

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Communications Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 830
Communication & Media Studies 265
Other Communication & Media Studies 254
Communications 201

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 1,052
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 314
Journalism 239
Communication & Journalism (Other) 27
Publishing 2

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