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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia

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$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate School for You

With 380 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #16 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Virginia 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.

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

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in communication and journalism at Liberty University, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 17% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Regent University

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 54
Florida 672
North Carolina 235
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 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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