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2024 Best Sports Communication Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
144 Sports Communication Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in sports communication, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #532 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for sports communication students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 144 degrees in sports communication to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Sports Communication School

Best Sports Communication Schools in the Great Lakes Region The sports communication program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Sports Communication rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sports communication 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.

Pick Your Sports Communication Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Sports Communication
Master's Degrees in Sports Communication

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 Sports Communication Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Sports Communication in the Great Lakes Region

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 sports communication degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Sports Communication

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
68.4% Growth in Graduates

DePaul University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in sports communication. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 sports communication students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
10.3% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Bradley University if you wish to pursue a degree in sports communication. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #309 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 sports communication students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ashland University
Ashland, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Ashland University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in sports communication. Ashland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Ashland. This university ranks 20th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 2 sports communication students who graduated with this degree at Ashland in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in sports communication. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 sports communication students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.

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Franklin College
Franklin, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

Located in the large suburb of Franklin, Franklin College of Indiana is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 28th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 4 sports communication students who graduated with this degree at Franklin College of Indiana in the most recent data year.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

Ferris is a fairly large public university located in the town of Big Rapids. This university ranks 16th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 10 sports communication students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.

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Best Sports Communication Colleges by State

Explore the best sports communication schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 2
Michigan 915 9
Illinois 870 49
Indiana 737 27

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One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Sports Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Advertising 1,126
Public Relations 860
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 486
General Organizational Communication 401
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication 363
Health Communication 181
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 60
International & Intercultural Communication 19
Technical & Scientific Communication 18
Political Communication 11

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