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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools

14 Colleges
$21,894 Avg Salary
$16,481 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned a degree or certificate in communication and journalism, making the major the #11 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Ohio Media School-Columbus the best school in the United States for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. The Ohio Media School-Columbus is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Columbus.

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Ohio Media School-Valley View

Valley View, OH

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ohio Media School-Valley View helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the United States. Ohio Media School-Valley View is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valley View.

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Colorado Media School

Lakewood, CO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado Media School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lakewood, Colorado Media School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the United States. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Illinois Media School

Lombard, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Media School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Lombard, Illinois Media School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.

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With a ranking of #10, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

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Communication & Journalism by Region

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

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

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

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 14 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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