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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

3 Colleges
$25,181 Avg Salary
$23,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received their degrees and certificates, 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Communication & Media Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the best school in the United States for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 2 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Kentucky University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Communication & Media Studies by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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