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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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$21,894 Avg Salary
$16,481 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus the most popular school in Illinois for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 38% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Report

#2

Illinois Media School

Lombard, IL

Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Media School landed the # 2 spot on the list. Illinois Media School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lombard.

About 22% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 78% are male.

Full Communication & Journalism at Illinois Media School Report

#3

Rock Valley College

Rockford, IL

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Rock Valley College 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 city of Rockford, Rock Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in communication and journalism at Rock Valley College, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at Rock Valley College Report

#4

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population.

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

Full Communication & Journalism at Lake Land College Report

Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis and Clark Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#6

Wabash Valley College

Mount Carmel, IL

Wabash Valley College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Wabash Valley College is a small public school located in the distant town of Mount Carmel.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at Northwestern University Report

#7

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Oakton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Des Plaines.

Full Communication & Journalism at Oakton Community College Report

With a ranking of #7, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, Harold Washington College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate communication and journalism programs. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 10 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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