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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

16 Colleges
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 12,242 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best school in the Southeast Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Southeast Region . Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 4 spot on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Kennesaw State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky 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 #7 on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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#10

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 54
Florida 672
North Carolina 235
Virginia 380
Tennessee 105
Georgia 274
South Carolina 59
Louisiana 75
West Virginia 146
Kentucky 116
Arkansas 108
Alabama 218

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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