2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in California

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 Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,297 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 332 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 299 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California

#2 in overall quality

$55,011 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 28 masters’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stanford University Other Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 271 masters’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USC Other Communication & Media Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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