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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 235 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #22 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the communication and journalism graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the most popular school in North Carolina for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 9 students majoring in communication and journalism at NC State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#3

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Meredith College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in North Carolina. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 54
Florida 672
Virginia 380
Tennessee 105
Georgia 274
South Carolina 59
Louisiana 75
West Virginia 146
Kentucky 116
Arkansas 108
Alabama 218

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 7 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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