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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate 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. 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 Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the communication and journalism undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Communication & Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named The Ohio Media School-Columbus the best school in the Great Lakes Region for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Columbus, The Ohio Media School-Columbus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Ohio Media School-Valley View

Valley View, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Media School-Valley View. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Valley View, Ohio Media School-Valley View 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 #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Media School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lombard.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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Ohio Media School-Cincinnati came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio Media School-Cincinnati is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.

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Sinclair Community College 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 medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
Ohio 3,901
Illinois 4,261
Wisconsin 1,988

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 8 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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