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2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California

6 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master's in California

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across California, there were 1,417 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking analyzed 6 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree communication arts students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications in California

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California list. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

Read full report on Communications at University of California - Santa Barbara

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 1 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631.

Read full report on Communications at UCSD

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis also took the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communications at UC Davis

#4

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California. California Baptist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 13 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Baptist are $14,140.

Read more about Communications at Cal Baptist

#5

National University

La Jolla, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California list. 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 made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480.

Read more about Communications at National University

#6

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California
#4 in overall quality

Pepperdine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. Located in Malibu, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

Pepperdine also took the #4 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine University are $36,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at Pepperdine

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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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