2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communications in California

A doctor's degree in communications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #200 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of communications. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in communications during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Communications School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in communication arts matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Communications in California ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for communications, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for communications.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Communications in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in communications.

Most Well Attended Schools for Communication Arts Students Working on Their Doctorate

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - San Diego is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in communications. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in communications in California.

There were approximately 4 communications students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in communications from University of California - San Diego

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Santa Barbara if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in communications. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in communications in California.

There were roughly 3 communications individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in communications from University of California - Santa Barbara

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University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Davis is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in communications. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in communications in California.

There were roughly 2 communications individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in communications from University of California - Davis

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Chapman University
Orange, CA

Chapman University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in communications. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Orange. More information about a doctorate in communications from Chapman University

 

Best Communications Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communications Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Rankings in Majors Related to Communication Arts

Communications is one of 3 different types of Communication & Media Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Communication Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Communication	14
Other Communication & Media Studies	4

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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.