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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other communication & media studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked Drake University the best school in the country for a degree in other communication & media studies. Drake University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines. Roughly 73% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 21 other communication & media studies degrees were awarded at Drake University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, other communication & media studies degree recipients from Drake University generally make around $56,361. Typical student debt for the program is $22,273.
More information about a degree in other communication & media studies from Drake University
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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