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2023 Most Popular Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California

9 Colleges
$32,622 Avg Salary
$25,250 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Other Communication & Journalism 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 programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism (Other) program at each school on the list.

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

#1

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

Our analysis found California Lutheran University to be the most popular school for communication and journalism (other) students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Other Communications majors at CLU take out an average of $24,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dominican University of California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California list. Located in the small city of San Rafael, DUofC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that other communications majors at DUofC take out is $26,500.

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

#4

San Jose City College

San Jose, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose City College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California list. San Jose City College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California list. SMC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moraga.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Saint Mary’s College of California

#4

Palo Verde College

Blythe, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Palo Verde College is a great place for communication and journalism (other) students. Palo Verde College is a small public school located in the rural area of Blythe.

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#4

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Diablo Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California list. Diablo Valley is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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University of Southern California came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

#8

Laney College

Oakland, CA

Laney College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Other Communication & Journalism Schools in California list. Laney College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Oakland.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 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 Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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