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2024 Best Communications Schools in Michigan

5 Colleges in Michigan
241 Communication Arts Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in communications, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #67 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Communications Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 241 degrees in communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Communications School

Best Communications Schools in Michigan The communication arts program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communications rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for communications schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Communications Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Communication Arts
Master's Degrees in Communication Arts

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 Communications Schools in Michigan list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Communications in Michigan

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the communication arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Michigan Schools in Communication Arts

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in communications. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.More information about a degree in communications from Michigan State University

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Albion College
Albion, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
31 Communication Arts Degrees Awarded

Albion College is a good option for students interested in a degree in communications. Located in the town of Albion, Albion is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 29th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 31 communications students who graduated with this degree at Albion in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in communications from Albion College

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
144 Communication Arts Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in communications needs to look into Oakland University. Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 11th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 144 communications students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in communications from Oakland University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI
9.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Western Michigan University if you wish to pursue a degree in communications. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were about 11 communications students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in communications from Western Michigan University

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Alma College
Alma, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI
45.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Alma, Alma is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 11 communications students who graduated with this degree at Alma in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in communications from Alma College

Best Communications Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 345
Illinois 870 564
Indiana 737 240
Wisconsin 672 434

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One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Communications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 915
Communication & Media Studies 363
Other Communication & Media Studies 272

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