2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,297 people earned their degree in other communication and media studies, making the major the 236th most popular in the United States.

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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication and media studies 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 other communication and media studies program at the school. 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 $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California

#2 in overall quality

$55,011 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 28 masters’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 271 masters’s other communication and media studies degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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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