2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 51 students majoring in communications at Purdue, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
Of the 10 students majoring in communications at Michigan State, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 50% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Lawrence Technological University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Southfield.
Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a large student population.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Saint Xavier University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
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Indiana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Terre Haute.
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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 1,789 |
Ohio | 2,149 |
Illinois | 2,072 |
Indiana | 1,600 |
Wisconsin | 1,297 |
Communication & Media Studies Related Majors
Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Communications
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 14 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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