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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 858 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and journalism students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California 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 & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 61% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 56% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Women make up 75% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 243
Oregon 115
Nevada 30
Hawaii 26
Alaska 4

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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