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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

In 2020-2021, 2,072 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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.

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

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Illinois University the most popular school in Illinois for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Northwestern University

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#3

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Xavier University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Saint Xavier University

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,789
Ohio 2,149
Indiana 1,600
Wisconsin 1,297

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 4 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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