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Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

15 Colleges
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in communication and journalism at KU, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in communication and journalism at UMN Twin Cities, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

About 41% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 59% are male.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Metropolitan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 5 students majoring in communication and journalism at Metro State, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster 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. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 67% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#10

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood 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. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,015
Minnesota 1,434
Iowa 1,231
South Dakota 203
Missouri 1,975
Nebraska 719
North Dakota 171

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 15 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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