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

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

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Flint Hills Technical College 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 . Flint Hills Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Emporia.

Of the 6 students majoring in communication and journalism at Flint Hills Technical College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Cloquet.

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#4

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ridgewater College is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the remote town of Willmar.

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#4

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Iowa Lakes Community College is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Estherville.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges 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 8 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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