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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools

35 Colleges
$25,181 Avg Salary
$23,395 Avg Student Debt

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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Cincinnati - Main Campus the most popular school in the United States for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 77% of the communications majors at the school.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the United States. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 20% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University at Buffalo Report

#3

Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Los Angeles Valley College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central Michigan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. 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 town of Richmond, Eastern is a public school with a 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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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Prince George’s Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the United States. PGCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Largo.

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Out of the 35 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.

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#9

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

El Camino College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Clovis Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Clovis Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Communication & Media Studies by Region

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New England
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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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.

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