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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

37 Colleges
$37,160 Avg Salary
$21,474 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for communication and media studies students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 37 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for communication and media studies students. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and media studies programs. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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California State University - Fullerton came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and media studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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San Jose State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and media studies programs. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

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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 25 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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