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

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$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 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.

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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.

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University at Buffalo the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. University at Buffalo is a very 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Prince George’s Community College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. PGCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Largo.

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A rank of #2 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 moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

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#4

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Union County College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Warren County Community College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Warren County Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Washington.

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#4

Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Muhlenberg College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Muhlenberg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Allentown.

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#4

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Howard Community College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Columbia, HCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies colleges 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 8 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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