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

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$56,176 Avg Salary

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the communications doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 61% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 39% are male.

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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 & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a very large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in California. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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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 # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Chapman University

Orange, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chapman University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Orange.

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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

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 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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