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2023 Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$48,553 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,622 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism (Other) School for You

With 59 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism (other) is the #242 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Communication & Journalism

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA
$45,982 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California Lutheran University the best value school in California for communication and journalism (other) students. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

CLU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,982 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, other communications majors at CLU accumulate an average of around $24,000 in student debt.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at California Lutheran University

$51,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Moraga.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SMC are $51,768 per year.

SMC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California list.

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$47,910 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University of California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

DUofC undergraduate students pay an average of $47,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that other communications majors at DUofC take out is $26,500.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, DUofC also did well on our Best Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Dominican University of California

Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism (Other) Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 85
Oregon 0
Hawaii 5

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and journalism (other) has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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