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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

About 61% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Far Western US Region . UO is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eugene.

Women make up 38% of the communications majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Oregon

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular 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 fairly large student population.

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

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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 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

Of the 3 students majoring in communications at UW Seattle, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular 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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University of California - San Diego ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSD is a very large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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#8

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Chapman University Report

University of California - Davis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of California - Davis

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies colleges 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 9 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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