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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges
$57,555 Avg Salary

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. 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 & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic 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 10 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland Global Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#10

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,714
Pennsylvania 367
Maryland 268
New Jersey 102
District of Columbia 475
Delaware 6

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 16 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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