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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the United States for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

Of the 11 students majoring in communications at Liberty University, 64% are male and 36% are female.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their online graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

About 70% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 30% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Michigan State University

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

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

Women make up 33% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at East Carolina University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in communications at Clarion University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the communications majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Washington State University

With a ranking of #7, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their online graduate certificate. NJIT is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

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With a ranking of #7, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their online graduate certificate. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Appalachian State University Report

#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #7, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their online graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Kansas

Sam Houston State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Sam Houston State University

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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 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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