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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 509 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #50 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for communications majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Media Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern California Report

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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