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Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Colleges
$57,555 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online 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. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 90% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarion University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rowan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

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#8

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #8, Point Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Notre Dame of Maryland University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Thomas Edison State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Explore the most popular online communication and journalism colleges 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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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 10 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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