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2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,537 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCSB Communications Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 1 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at UC Davis

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication arts degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, UCSD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at UCSD

#4

National University

La Jolla, California
#7 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 Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communications at National University

#5

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree communication arts students whose families make $48-$75k list, Cal Baptist has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Baptist are $14,140.

Read more about Communications at California Baptist University

#6

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California
#4 in overall quality

Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Pepperdine is a medium-sized school located in Malibu, California that handed out 1 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Pepperdine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine are $36,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Communications at Pepperdine

#7

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

University of Portland came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

University of Portland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Portland are $23,868.

Read full report on Communications at University of Portland

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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%.

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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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