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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$33,623 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #14 most popular major in New York with 1,714 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Journalism

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Our analysis found Stony Brook University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, SUNY Stony Brook is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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#2

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 2 spot on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAlbany are $13,535 a year.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Pace University - New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pace University are $34,100 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.

Columbia also made our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list, coming in at #3.

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#6

The New School

New York, NY

The New School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at New School University are $49,136 per year.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

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 6 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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