2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Wisconsin

A master's degree in communication and media studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of communication and media studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 master'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 Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in communications matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Wisconsin 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. 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

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for communication and media studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in communication and media studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Communications Students Working on Their Master's

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

29 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication and media studies has to look into Marquette University. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Wisconsin.

There were roughly 29 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

18 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Wisconsin.

There were about 18 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison 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 communication and media studies in Wisconsin.

There were roughly 10 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Whitewater, WI

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication and media studies needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. UW - Whitewater is a large public university located in the town of Whitewater. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Wisconsin.

There were about 7 communication and media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent data year.

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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in communication and media studies has to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Wisconsin.

There were approximately 7 communication and media studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Wisconsin - Superior
Superior, WI

Located in the midsize suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from University of Wisconsin - Superior

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
Illinois	219	193
Michigan	203	122
Ohio	195	79
Indiana	181	321

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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
Communications	43
Speech Communication	21
Communication & Media Studies	7

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Journalism	13

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.