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Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

32 Colleges
$21,894 Avg Salary
$16,481 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in California to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Los Angeles Valley College

Valley Glen, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Los Angeles Valley College the most popular school in California for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Valley Glen, LAVC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#2

Grossmont College

El Cajon, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Grossmont College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in California. Grossmont College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of El Cajon.

About 36% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#3

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Riverside City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Riverside City College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Women make up 60% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#4

Miami Ad School - San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 32 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Ad School - San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. Miami Ad School - San Francisco is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 71% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#5

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles City College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Los Angeles City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 5 students majoring in communication and journalism at Los Angeles City College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#5

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Palomar College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos.

About 20% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#5

Laney College

Oakland, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Laney College is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. Laney College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Oakland.

Women make up 20% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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#8

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach City College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA

With a ranking of #9, New York Film Academy did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their undergraduate certificate. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Burbank.

About 67% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

El Camino College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. El Camino College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Torrance.

About 67% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 32 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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