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2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

7 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,537 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree communication arts students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #1 spot on the list. California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Baptist University are $14,140.

Read full report on Communications at California Baptist University

#2

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Portland landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 2 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Portland also took the #5 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Portland are $23,868.

Full University of Portland Communications Report

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670.

Read more about Communications at University of California - Santa Barbara

#4

National University

La Jolla, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. La Jolla, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

National University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480.

Full National University Communications Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #5 spot on the list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSD Communications Report

#2 in overall quality

University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 1 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at University of California - Davis

#7

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Pepperdine University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Malibu, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pepperdine also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine are $36,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pepperdine Communications Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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