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2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
323 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Communication Sciences & Disorders is the 114th most popular major in the country with 6,987 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 1,266 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 323 general communication sciences and disorders graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general communication sciences and disorders. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general communication sciences and disorders programs and 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 general communication sciences and disorders program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Communication Sciences & Disorders (Income $48-$75k) in California

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s communication science degrees to qualified students.

Cal State LA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Los Angeles are $17,723, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fresno landed the #2 spot on the list. Fresno State is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 33 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders 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 Fresno State are $17,581.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #3 spot on the list. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree communication science students whose families make $48-$75k list, CSUN has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders 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 CSUN are $17,955.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Fullerton, California, this large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s communication science students in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Sacramento landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 30 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

Sac State also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sac State are $18,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#4 in overall quality

San Francisco State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication science degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders 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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#8 in overall quality

California State University - East Bay ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school situated in Hayward, California. It awarded 42 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree communication science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Cal State East Bay has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders 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 Cal State East Bay are $17,828.

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#8

University of the Pacific

Stockton, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of the Pacific did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of the Pacific is located in Stockton, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s communication science degrees to qualified students.

Pacific also made our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Pacific are $49,374, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Chapman University

Orange, California
#3 in overall quality

Chapman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Orange, California, and it awarded 41 masters’s communication science degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders 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 Chapman are $35,105.

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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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