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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$28,680 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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. 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.

The Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Journalism

#1

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

Our analysis found University of Dayton to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Dayton Report

#2

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Youngstown State University Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Communication & Journalism at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

EIU graduate students pay an average of $21,407 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 a year.

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#7

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #7, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

Ball State graduate students pay an average of $26,600 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ball State also is in the top 10% of our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Communication & Journalism at Ball State University Report

#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Northwestern University

#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne 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. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $38,667 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Wayne State University Report

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.

  • 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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