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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for communication and media studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 doctor's degrees in communication and media studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in communications matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Michigan 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 communication and media studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Communication & Media Studies Schools

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for communication and media studies.

 

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

Learn about 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

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan State University is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. 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 Michigan.

There were roughly 14 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Wayne State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the city of Detroit. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Michigan.

There were approximately 5 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in communication and media studies. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in communication and media studies in Michigan.

There were approximately 4 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in communication and media studies from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	26
Ohio	144	22
Indiana	130	23
Wisconsin	104	17

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Communication & Media Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Communications Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Communication	13
Communication & Media Studies	10

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.