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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in California (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master's in California For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 17,036 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,530 and had an average of $23,273 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 2,632 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,354 and $18,772 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 178 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in radio, television and digital communication. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent radio, television and digital communication programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the radio, television and digital 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.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in California (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 58 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - East Bay. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. California State University - East Bay is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 9 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State East Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 2 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s digital communication students in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 40 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Academy of Art University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Digital Communication Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 17 masters’s digital communication degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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