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Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#10

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,294
Pennsylvania 4,792
New York 9,731
Maryland 1,929
Delaware 271
District of Columbia 1,028

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Josh Hallett.

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