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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oregon the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. UO is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.

Women make up 60% of the communications majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Southern California 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 . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the communications majors at the school.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Oregon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the fringe town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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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 6 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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