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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

The Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the United States for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 11 students majoring in communications at Liberty University, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 16 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 70% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the United States. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.

Women make up 33% of the communications majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the communications majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the United States. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in communications at Clarion University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Sam Houston State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their online graduate certificate. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

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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 16 schools only.

  • 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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