2025 Best Communication Sciences Schools in Michigan
9Colleges in Michigan
557Communication Sciences Degrees Awarded
$52,452Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in communication sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #47 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 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Communication Sciences Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 557 degrees in communication sciences annually.
Your choice of communication sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Communication Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication Sciences Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Communication Sciences in Michigan
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the communication sciences degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a degree in communication sciences. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 33 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year. Those communication sciences students who get their degree from Michigan State University earn $5,393 more than the typical communication sciences student.
Grand Valley State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in communication sciences. Located in the fringe town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #342 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were about 114 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year. Communication Sciences degree recipients from Grand Valley State University earn a boost of approximately $4,715 above the average earnings of communication sciences majors.
Western Michigan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in communication sciences. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 64 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available. Communication Sciences degree recipients from Western Michigan University receive an earnings boost of around $5,038 above the average income of communication sciences graduates.
Wayne State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in communication sciences. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the city of Detroit. This university ranks 9th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 75 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the communication sciences program make around $47,525 for their early career.
Calvin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Grand Rapids. This university ranks 20th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 49 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent year we have data available. Those communication sciences students who get their degree from Calvin University make $11,081 more than the standard communication sciences graduate.
Central Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Central Michigan is a great university overall.
There were roughly 112 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year. Communication Sciences degree recipients from Central Michigan University earn a boost of about $7,973 over the typical income of communication sciences majors.
Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 15th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 54 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Berrien Springs, Andrews is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 684th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 43 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Andrews in the most recent data year. Those communication sciences students who get their degree from Andrews University earn $13,499 more than the average communication sciences student.
Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 13 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent data year.
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).
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Your choice of communication sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Communication Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
