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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,242 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,934 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Communication Sciences is the #29 most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for communication sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - San Marcos the best value school in the Far Western US Region for communication sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.

CSUSM graduate students pay an average of $18,665 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CSUSM also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $17,723 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Los Angeles Report

#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great value for communication sciences students working on their graduate certificate. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUDH are $17,998 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 793
Washington 136
Oregon 150
Nevada 23
Hawaii 16

One of 29 majors within the area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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 Ghozt Tramp.

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