2025 Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

a bachelor's degree in communication management and strategic communications is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #268 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of communication management and strategic communications. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 38 bachelor's degrees in communication management and strategic communications during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on communication management and strategic communications students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of communication management and strategic communications students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication management and strategic communications related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communication management and strategic communications students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Communication Management and Strategic Communications in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication management and strategic communications.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Communication Management and Strategic Communications

1

California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA

24 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat California Lutheran University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in communication management and strategic communications. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communication management and strategic communications from California Lutheran University

2

California Baptist University
Riverside, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

California Baptist University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication management and strategic communications. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in communication management and strategic communications from California Baptist University

Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Communication Management and Strategic Communications Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Communication Management and Strategic Communications Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Public Relations & Advertising area of study, Communication Management and Strategic Communications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Communication Management and Strategic Communications

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations	242
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	135
Advertising	98
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	57
Health Communication	39
General Organizational Communication	8
International & Intercultural Communication	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.