2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
The Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Cabrini University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
UMGC graduate students pay an average of $12,132 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 a year.
Villanova also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.
Clarion University graduate students pay an average of $13,862 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 a year.
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Temple University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Towson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.
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Stony Brook University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 a year.
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George Washington 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 #9 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, GWU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Request InformationBest Communication & Journalism Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and journalism schools 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 |
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Majors Related to Communication & Journalism
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 16 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 Josh Hallett.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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