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

6 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master's in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,036 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,530 and had an average of $23,273 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 2,632 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,354 and $18,772 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 178 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio, television and digital communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio, television and digital communication programs, but they also cost less that 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 radio, television and digital communication program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The digital communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in California

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

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

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 58 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication 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 UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Full University of California - Berkeley Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California list. California State University - East Bay is a fairly large public school situated in Hayward, California. It awarded 9 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State East Bay also took the #6 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Cal State East Bay

#4

National University

La Jolla, California
#4 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 Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

National University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication 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 National University are $15,480.

Full National University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s digital communication degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication 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 Academy of Art University are $27,688.

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#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California ranking. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 40 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication 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 USC are $48,715.

Full University of Southern California Radio, Television & Digital Communication 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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