by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,669 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $24,244 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 2,551 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,916 and $17,316 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in radio, television and digital communication. That schools that top this list have a program in radio, television and digital communication in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend International Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California. ITU is located in San Jose, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.
Full International Technological University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California list. CalArts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Valencia, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at California Institute of the Arts
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Academy of Art University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California list. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 40 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at University of California - Berkeley
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 48 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at USC
San Francisco State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California ranking. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at SFSU
Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California ranking, coming in at #7. Pepperdine University is located in Malibu, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Pepperdine
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California ranking. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Santa Barbara Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report
California State University - East Bay came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hayward, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California ranking. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio, Television & Digital Communication at UC Davis
San Diego State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s digital communication degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at SDSU
National University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in California list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at National University
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