2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Illinois

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in communication and media studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #52 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 31 doctor's degrees in communication and media studies to qualified students.

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

The communications doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Illinois ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for communication and media studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Illinois

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for communication and media studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Communications Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

17 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Illinois.

There were roughly 17 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Carbondale. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Illinois.

There were about 10 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 doctorate in communication and media studies from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

3

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Illinois.

There were approximately 3 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from Northwestern University

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Illinois.

There were about 1 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	29
Ohio	144	22
Indiana	130	23
Wisconsin	104	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Communications

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Communications Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Communications	18
Speech Communication	9
Communication & Media Studies	4

Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	6

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.