2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.
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.
2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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 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 city of New York.
Women make up 67% of the communications majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the remote 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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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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Jersey Institute of Technology is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. NJIT is a fairly 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 suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Stony Brook University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.
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Howard University 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 #6 on the list. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Iona College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Iona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Rochelle.
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Villanova University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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| 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 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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.