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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

81 Colleges
13,364 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,976 Avg Cost*

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

For this year's Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 81 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication & journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication & journalism programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the communication & journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying communication & journalism.

Top 15% Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional communication & journalism students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 students are part time.

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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University - Bloomington. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington. IU Bloomington also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 18,013 students take at least one class online at IU Bloomington. 5,256 students are part time.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 students are part time.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Marquette is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee. Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at Marquette is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,535 students at Marquette that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,342 part time students in attendance at Marquette.

Full Communication & Journalism at Marquette University Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, DePaul has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. There are roughly 3,547 part time students in attendance at DePaul.

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Miami University - Oxford earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a large student population. Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at Miami University - Oxford is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,388 students at Miami University - Oxford that take at least one class online. About 1,700 of the students at Miami University - Oxford are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Madison as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population. UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region list.

About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Kent State University at Kent as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 15,625 students at Kent State that take at least one class online. 6,651 students are part time.

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Ball State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Ball State also did well on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 7,100 students take at least one class online at Ball State. 6,060 of Ball State students are attending part time.

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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Loyola University Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Chicago also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. There are roughly 2,121 part time students in attendance at Loyola Chicago.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus comes in at #11 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population. Ohio State excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Illinois State University as the #12 school in this year's rankings. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. Illinois State also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Great Lakes Region non-traditional students studying Communication & Journalism that almost earned our Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
13 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
14 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL
15 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
16 Wayne State University Detroit, MI

Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,230
Ohio 3,581
Illinois 3,467
Indiana 2,304
Wisconsin 1,871

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