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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #12 most popular major in Illinois with 4,261 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 43% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Chicago Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at Northwestern University Report

#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Eastern Illinois University

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at DePaul University

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#4

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Xavier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at Saint Xavier University Report

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Full Communication & Journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
Ohio 3,901
Wisconsin 1,988

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 7 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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