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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in California

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Of the 395 students majoring in communication and journalism at USC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 40 students majoring in communication and journalism at UC Berkeley, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Out of the 29 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.

Of the 35 students majoring in communication and journalism at Stanford, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in communication and journalism at CSUN, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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International Technological University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of San Jose, ITU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 52% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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California Baptist University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 81% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in communication and journalism at National University, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

About 70% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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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.

  • 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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