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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

16 Colleges
$29,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

Our analysis found Cabrini University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the 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 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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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

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 school 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Clarion University are $13,862 a year.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

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 city of Towson.

Towson graduate students pay an average of $19,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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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 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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Best 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

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 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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