2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
Women make up 77% of the communications majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
Women make up 20% of the communications majors at the school.
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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Valley College landed the # 3 spot on the list. LAVC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Valley Glen.
About 11% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 89% are male.
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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at North Central Michigan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Petoskey, NCMC is a public college with a small student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Kentucky University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lorain County Community College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. LCCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Elyria.
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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Prince George’s Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. PGCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Largo.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Delaware County Community College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.
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Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
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With a ranking of #9, Clovis Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Fresno, Clovis Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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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 35 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.