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Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in California

3 Colleges
$23,317 Avg Salary
$13,029 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, communication and media studies was ranked 10th in California. In fact, 12,754 were awarded in the state 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 Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our analysis found Santa Monica College to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue an online associate degree in California. SMC is a very large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

About 66% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, College of San Mateo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 65% of the communications majors at the school.

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#3

Compton College

Compton, CA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Compton College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Compton, Compton College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the communications majors at the school.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 1,139
Oregon 416
Nevada 367
Hawaii 265
Alaska 11

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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