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

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$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

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 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 38 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 26 students majoring in communication and journalism at Columbia, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#2

The New School

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The New School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 64% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place 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.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 7 students majoring in communication and journalism at GWU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#4

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabrini University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 29% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

Of the 7 students majoring in communication and journalism at UMCP, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the 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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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#7

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#10

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Towson is a very large public school located in the city of Towson.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools 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

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 38 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.

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