2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top Southwest Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Media Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Sam Houston State University the best school in the Southwest Region for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Southwest Region . NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.
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Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,091 |
| Arizona | 2,246 |
| Oklahoma | 325 |
| New Mexico | 129 |
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Communication & Media Studies Related Rankings by Major
Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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 4 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).
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