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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in California 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of California - Santa Cruz helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in California. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

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

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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 3 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.

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