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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$57,555 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in communication and journalism at Michigan State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at Michigan State University Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Women make up 71% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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#4

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana State University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Butler University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at Butler University Report

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Kokomo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Kokomo, IU Kokomo is a public college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 757
Indiana 391
Ohio 199
Wisconsin 75
Michigan 298

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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 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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