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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Communication (Income $30-$48k) in California

2 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Communication Schools for a Bachelor's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Health Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Health Communication is the 722nd most popular major in the country with 325 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 49 health communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 health communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,907 and $21,546 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in health communication. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health communication 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 health communication program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The health communication school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Health Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Health Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree health communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Communication (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s health communication degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Health Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend SDSU is $10,594 for california bachelor’s degree health communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full SDSU Health Communication Report

#2

Pacific Union College

Angwin, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific Union College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Communication Schools for a Bachelor’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Angwin, California, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s health communication degrees in 2019-2020.

PUC also made our “Best Health Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend PUC is $16,984 for california bachelor’s degree health communication students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Health Communication at PUC

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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%.

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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