2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in other communication and media studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #209 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 master's degrees in other communication and media studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Other Communication & Media Studies School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in other communication and media studies matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies in the Great Lakes Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for other communication and media studies, 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.

More Ways to Rank Other Communication & Media Studies Schools

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for other communication and media studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Other Communication & Media Studies in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in other communication and media studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Other Communication and Media Studies Students Working on Their Master's

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in other communication and media studies. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in other communication and media studies in Illinois.

There were about 9 other communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in other communication and media studies from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2

University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in other communication and media studies needs to look into University of Southern Indiana. USI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Evansville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in other communication and media studies in Indiana.

There were approximately 6 other communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at USI in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in other communication and media studies from University of Southern Indiana

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Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in other communication and media studies needs to check out Spring Arbor University. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in other communication and media studies in Michigan.

There were about 6 other communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at Spring Arbor in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in other communication and media studies from Spring Arbor University

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Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IL

#2 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northeastern Illinois University if you want to pursue a master's degree in other communication and media studies. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in other communication and media studies in Illinois.

There were approximately 4 other communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Northeastern Illinois University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in other communication and media studies from Northeastern Illinois University

5

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

#3 Most Popular In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in other communication and media studies from DePaul University

5

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

#3 Most Popular In IL

Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. More information about a master’s in other communication and media studies from Northwestern University

5

Concordia University, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

#2 Most Popular In MI

Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ann Arbor. More information about a master’s in other communication and media studies from Concordia University, Ann Arbor

5

Adler University
Chicago, IL

#3 Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in other communication and media studies from Adler University

Best Other Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular other communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	14
Michigan	470	15
Indiana	352	3

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Other Communication & Media Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Other Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Other Communication and Media Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Communication	536
Communications	118
Communication & Media Studies	37

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.