Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 428 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their communication and media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree media studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Siskiyous. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California list. College of the Siskiyous is a public institution located in Weed, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at College of the Siskiyous
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. GCC is a public institution located in Glendale, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Glendale Community College Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fullerton College landed the #1 spot on the list. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Fullerton College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gavilan College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California. Gavilan College is a public institution located in Gilroy, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Gavilan College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chabot College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California. This fairly large school is located in Hayward, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Chabot College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Desert landed the #1 spot on the list. Palm Desert, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Desert Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Sierra College landed the #1 spot on the list. Sierra College is a fairly large public school situated in Rocklin, California. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Sierra College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rio Hondo College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California. Whittier, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Rio Hondo College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Marin landed the #1 spot on the list. Kentfield, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full College of Marin Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s media studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Orange Coast College
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Foothill College landed the #1 spot on the list. Foothill College is a fairly large public school situated in Los Altos Hills, California. It awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Foothill College Communication & Media Studies Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Joaquin Delta College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Joaquin Delta College Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California list. SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at SWC Chula Vista
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moorpark College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in California list. Moorpark College is located in Moorpark, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Moorpark College
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- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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