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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

4 Colleges
$32,706 Avg Salary
$25,824 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 Bachelor's 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 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the communications majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Antelope Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UAV is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lancaster.

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#3

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Los Angeles Film School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and media studies schools in California. LA Film School is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Hollywood.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Los Angeles Film School

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

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 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 4 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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