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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the New England 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

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Maine College of Art the most popular school in the New England Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Maine College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

Of the 20 students majoring in communication and journalism at Maine College of Art, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 81% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#3

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 38% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the New England Region . URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 6 students majoring in communication and journalism at URI, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#6

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

Bryant University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate communication and journalism programs. Located in the large suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Central Connecticut State University

Johnson & Wales University - Online ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#7

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Fitchburg State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #7, Sacred Heart University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 819
Rhode Island 33
Connecticut 167
New Hampshire 187
Maine 25
Vermont 5

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 13 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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