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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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$57,555 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 367 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Temple University the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 10 students majoring in communication and journalism at Temple, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Clarion, Clarion University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in communication and journalism at Clarion University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means West Chester University of Pennsylvania is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online graduate certificate. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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#4

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 1,714
Maryland 268
New Jersey 102
District of Columbia 475
Delaware 6

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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

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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