2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
Of the 51 students majoring in communications at Purdue, 27% are male and 73% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in communications at Michigan State, 30% are male and 70% are female.
Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 3 spot on the list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.
About 50% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 50% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lawrence Technological University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Full Communication & Media Studies at Lawrence Technological University Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Northwestern University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and media studies programs. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.
Indiana University - Kokomo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kokomo, IU Kokomo is a public school with a small student population.
Saint Xavier University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 163 |
| Illinois | 270 |
| Ohio | 100 |
| Indiana | 304 |
| Wisconsin | 58 |
Majors Related to Communications
One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Communications
| 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 14 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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