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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in the Far Western US Region for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern California Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in the Far Western US Region . USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#4

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oregon is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. UO is a fairly large public school located in the 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 4 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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