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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the communication and journalism graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Journalism

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best school in the Great Lakes Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Dayton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 757
Indiana 391
Ohio 199
Wisconsin 75
Michigan 298

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Josh Hallett.

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