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

16 Colleges
$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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region .

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Southwest Region . Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

About 77% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 23% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

About 88% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. UNT is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Of the 8 students majoring in communication and journalism at UNT, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

About 75% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Sam Houston State 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 #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,531
Texas 8,480
New Mexico 199
Oklahoma 1,106

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

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

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 16 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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