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2023 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, journalism was ranked #70 in the country. In fact 13,552 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the journalism graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Full Journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Full Journalism at Michigan State University Report

Best Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 245
Ohio 426
Illinois 332
Indiana 274
Wisconsin 325

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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