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Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,555 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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.

Check out the communication and journalism graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Virginia.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in communication and journalism at Liberty University, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,754
West Virginia 547
Mississippi 878
South Carolina 1,359
Florida 6,024
Arkansas 946
Alabama 1,832
Kentucky 1,560
Georgia 3,112
Tennessee 1,671
Louisiana 1,031

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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