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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges
$57,555 Avg Salary

Communication & Journalism is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 4,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 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. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.

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

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Full Communication & Journalism at Point Park University Report

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,294
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 4 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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