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Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$56,176 Avg Salary

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

Communication & Journalism is the #12 most popular major in California with 17,589 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for communication and journalism majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Communication & Journalism

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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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 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,086
Oregon 1,375
Hawaii 292
Nevada 523
Alaska 30

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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