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Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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$57,555 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 120,571 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs 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

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular online school in the New England Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

Women make up 81% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at Harvard University Report

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 2 spot on the list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 6 students majoring in communication and journalism at URI, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Rhode Island Report

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the # 3 spot on the list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Johnson & Wales University - Online

#3

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Fitchburg State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,039
Maine 241
Rhode Island 548
Massachusetts 3,623
Connecticut 1,467
Vermont 146

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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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