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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$56,176 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and media studies was ranked #47 in the country. In fact 5,059 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for communications majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in Communication & Media Studies

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree communication and media studies programs. UO is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 509
Washington 62
Oregon 27
Nevada 18
Hawaii 21
Alaska 4

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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