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

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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

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 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 27 schools in the Great Lakes 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Of the 51 students majoring in communication and journalism at Purdue, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small 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.

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#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 43% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#4

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dayton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Of the 9 students majoring in communication and journalism at UDayton, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Lawrence Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Southfield, Lawrence Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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#6

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

About 50% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

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#9

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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

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 27 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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