2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 27% are male.
Full Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus Report
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 79% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 21% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.
Of the 29 students majoring in communications at DU, 24% are male and 76% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
Women make up 77% of the communications majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. 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.
Michigan State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Michigan State is a fairly 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.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Michigan State University
With a ranking of #8, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools 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 very large student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in communications at Texas Tech, 38% are male and 63% are female.
University of Central Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Central Florida
University of Oregon did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UO is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene.
Women make up 60% of the communications majors at the school.
Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Oregon Report
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Communication & Media Studies students that almost earned our Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC |
| 11 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY |
Communication & Media Studies by Region
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Communication & Media Studies Related Majors
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 32 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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