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

25 Colleges
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master'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.

The Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the communication and journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in California for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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#6

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication and journalism programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Biola University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized 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 25 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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