2024 Best Health Communication Schools in California

Health Communication is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #674 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for health communication students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 64 degrees in health communication to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Health Communication Schools List

Health Communication Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Health Communication Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

 

Best Schools for Health Communication in California

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the health communication degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top California Schools in Health Communication

1

Chapman University
Orange, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Chapman University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in health communication. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in health communication from Chapman University

2

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Health Communication Degrees Awarded

41.5% Growth in Graduates

San Diego State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in health communication. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in health communication from San Diego State University

Best Health Communication Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Health Communication Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	831	2
Oregon	587	0

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Health Communication Related Rankings by Major

Health Communication is one of 10 different types of Public Relations & Advertising programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Health Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	334
Advertising	183
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	159
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	83
Technical & Scientific Communication	34
General Organizational Communication	26
International & Intercultural Communication	23

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Bill Koplitz.

More about our data sources and methodologies.