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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Media Studies is the #47 most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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University of Southern California ranked #6 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Appalachian State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and media studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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