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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 2023 rankings named Temple University the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. 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.

Full Communication & Journalism at Temple University Report

#2

Towson University

Towson, MD

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Towson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school 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

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online graduate certificate. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NJIT is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

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

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#8

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, NDMU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Thomas Edison State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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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