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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular 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 were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for communication sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Northridge Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Marcos. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 13% are male.

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

Of the 15 students majoring in communication sciences at Portland State University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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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 Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in communication sciences at SDSU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

Best Communication Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best communication sciences colleges 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.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

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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