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Finding the Best Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Journalism is the #128 most popular major in the country with 1,238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

Our analysis found Maine College of Art to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the small city of Portland, Maine College of Art is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Journalism at Maine College of Art Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 67% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

About 71% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 29% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the journalism majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for journalism students working on their graduate certificate. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

Full Journalism at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Southern California

#6

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools list. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate journalism programs. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#6

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate journalism programs. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

With a ranking of #6, University of Memphis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students working on their graduate certificate. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

Full Journalism at University of Memphis Report

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
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 Jfurrer.

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