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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 large suburb of Columbus.

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#2

Ohio Media School-Valley View

Valley View, OH

Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Media School-Valley View landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ohio Media School-Valley View is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Valley View.

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#3

Colorado Media School

Lakewood, CO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado Media School is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lakewood, Colorado Media School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Illinois Media School

Lombard, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Media School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Lombard, Illinois Media School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. 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 landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate communication and journalism programs. UMSL is a fairly 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 large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

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Eastern Kentucky University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate communication and journalism programs. 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
Plains States
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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