by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 62,855 communication & media studies students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In , communication & media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,194 and had an average of $23,803 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 8,345 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,036 and $23,384 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,234 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 192 colleges that offer a degree in communication & media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication & media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hanover College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Hanover, Indiana, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 192 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilberforce University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wilberforce, Ohio, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Wilberforce University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePauw University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DePauw is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greencastle, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region. Rochester University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 19 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 192 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Albion College landed the #5 spot on the list. Albion is a small school located in Albion, Michigan that handed out 13 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Denison University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Granville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Denison
Principia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Elsah, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #8, Ripon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ripon College is a small school located in Ripon, Wisconsin that handed out 12 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
John Carroll University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. John Carroll is a small school located in University Heights, Ohio that handed out 60 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at John Carroll
Saint Norbert College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in De Pere, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
The College of Wooster did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Wooster College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wooster, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at The College of Wooster
Heidelberg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Tiffin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Eureka College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Eureka, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana University - East ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - East is a small public school situated in Richmond, Indiana. It awarded 41 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Augustana College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Augustana College is located in Rock Island, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Hope College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hope College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Holland, Michigan. It awarded 39 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Aquinas College Michigan did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Aquinas College Michigan is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 13 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Aquinas College Michigan
With a ranking of #18, University of Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Dayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 141 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Saint Mary’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Saint Mary’s College is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at St. Mary’s College
With a ranking of #20, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UW - Stevens Point Communication & Media Studies Report
Indiana University - Southeast did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Indiana University - Southeast is located in New Albany, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s communications degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Indiana University - Southeast
Blackburn College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Carlinville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 436 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Michigan State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications degrees to 441 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Lake Forest College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Communications Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. This small school is located in Lake Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s communications degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Lake Forest
Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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