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 large suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMGC are $12,132 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Villanova University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.
Villanova also made our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarion University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 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.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rowan are $16,146 per year.
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Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.
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Towson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Towson is a very 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 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 large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.
SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $25,628 in tuition and fees each year.
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George Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
GWU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a fairly 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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.
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