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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$57,555 Avg Salary

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 67% of the communications majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Clarion University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#6

Iona College

New Rochelle, NY

Iona College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,218
New York 4,480
Maryland 1,274
New Jersey 1,539
District of Columbia 200
Delaware 239

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 11 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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