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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Arizona Western College to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . AWC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Yuma.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Arizona Western College

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Central New Mexico Community College

Our 2023 rankings named East Central University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at East Central University

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Dona Ana the most popular school in the Southwest Region for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,091
Arizona 2,246
Oklahoma 325
New Mexico 129

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 4 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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