2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You
With 66,787 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top Southeast Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Media Studies
Our analysis found Appalachian State University to be the best school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Central Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Liberty University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Florida Atlantic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
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Request InformationBest Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 795 |
| Virginia | 2,064 |
| North Carolina | 2,972 |
| Florida | 3,020 |
| Tennessee | 1,000 |
| Kentucky | 787 |
| South Carolina | 796 |
| Louisiana | 815 |
| Arkansas | 457 |
| Alabama | 968 |
| Mississippi | 307 |
| West Virginia | 214 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Communications
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Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
| Journalism | 13,552 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
| Publishing | 336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.
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