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2024 Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges in California
1,483 Bachelor's Degrees
If you pursue a bachelor's degree in communications, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for communications students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,483 bachelor's degrees in communications to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Communications School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California Your choice of communications for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communications students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communications in California

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for communications students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Communication Arts

1
300 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communications has to check out University of California - Davis. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of California - Davis

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
462 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in communications needs to check out University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a very large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of California - Santa Barbara

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
267 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in communications. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of California - San Diego

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12 Annual Graduates

Pepperdine University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in communications. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Malibu.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Pepperdine University

5
100 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from University of San Diego

6
12 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, Vanguard is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Vanguard University of Southern California

7
12 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita, The Master's University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from The Master’s University and Seminary

8
26 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Irvine.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Concordia University, Irvine

9
7 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Burbank, Woodbury is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communications from Woodbury University

Best Communications Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Communications Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 521 59
Oregon 343 38
Nevada 201 12
Hawaii 172 13

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Communications is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 5,689
Communication & Media Studies 420
Other Communication & Media Studies 38

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