2024 Best Communication Sciences Schools in Michigan
9Colleges in Michigan
557Communication Sciences Degrees Awarded
$49,185Avg 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 reviewed 9 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of communication sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 557 degrees in communication sciences during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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 difficult to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in communication sciences. 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.
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 receive $4,975 more than the average communication sciences graduate.
Any student pursuing a degree in communication sciences has to look into Calvin University. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids. This university ranks 12th out of 57 colleges 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 data year. Communication Sciences degree recipients from Calvin University get an earnings boost of about $5,090 above the average earnings of communication sciences majors.
Wayne State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in communication sciences. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 75 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the communication sciences program make an average of $40,316 in the first couple years of their career.
Western Michigan University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in communication sciences. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year. After graduation, communication sciences degree recipients generally make an average of $39,344 at the beginning of their careers.
Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 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 15th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
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 $6,827 more than the standard communication sciences student.
Central Michigan is a large public university located in the town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 112 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication sciences degree program at Central Michigan University make $8,731 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
GVSU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Allendale. A Best Colleges rank of #399 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GVSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 114 communication sciences students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication sciences major at Grand Valley State University get $3,066 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Located in the town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 34th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 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.
