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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

9 Colleges
$25,181 Avg Salary
$23,395 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, CA

Our analysis found Los Angeles Valley College to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. LAVC is a large public school located in the large city of Valley Glen.

About 11% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 89% are male.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Los Angeles Valley College Report

#2

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Barbara City College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. SBCC is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clovis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Clovis Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Clovis Community College Report

#2

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Cerritos College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in California. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

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#2

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rio Hondo College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Rio Hondo College

#2

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cabrillo College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Aptos, Cabrillo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Cabrillo College

#2

Porterville College

Porterville, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Porterville College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Porterville College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Porterville.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Porterville College Report

#2

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Santa Ana College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Camino College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 9 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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