2023 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You
Journalism is the #70 most popular major in the country with 13,552 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States 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 Journalism program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Maine College of Art to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Maine College of Art is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.
Of the 20 students majoring in journalism at Maine College of Art, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 33% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in journalism at Iowa, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
About 67% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 33% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Marshall University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.
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University of North Texas ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Morgan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Majors Related to Journalism
Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Journalism
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 66,787 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
| Publishing | 336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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 Jfurrer.
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