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2023 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Maine College of Art the most popular school in the United States for journalism students working on their graduate certificate. 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 college 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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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in journalism at Iowa, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the United States. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#6

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate journalism programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Journalism at University of North Texas

University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#6

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Marshall 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. Marshall University is a large public school located in the small city of Huntington.

Full Journalism at Marshall University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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