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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and journalism was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 12,242 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

Women make up 60% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in communication and journalism at Oregon State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Far Western US Region . USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

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Western Oregon University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

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Portland State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the city of Portland.

Full Communication & Journalism at Portland State University Report

Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 858
Washington 243
Oregon 115
Nevada 30
Hawaii 26
Alaska 4

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 10 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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