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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

35 Colleges
$47,692 Avg Salary

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

With 66,787 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

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, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the communications majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Women make up 73% of the communications majors at the school.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Stanford University Report

#4

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 & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 53% of the communications majors at the school.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at San Diego State University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at California State University - Northridge Report

California State University - Fullerton ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 70% of the communications majors at the school.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in communications at National University, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in communications at USFCA, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and media studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Women make up 90% of the communications majors at the school.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree 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.

Women make up 71% of the communications majors at the school.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 12,754
Washington 1,139
Oregon 416
Nevada 367
Hawaii 265
Alaska 11

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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