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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$10,501 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #12 most popular major in Florida with 672 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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Florida 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.

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 Florida

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the best value school in Florida for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.

UCF also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

FAU graduate students pay an average of $6,693 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UF are $12,737 a year.

UF also took the #1 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Florida rankings.

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#4

Lynn University

Boca Raton, FL

Out of the 4 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Lynn University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lynn University Fighting Knights are $13,700 per year.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 54
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

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 4 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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