2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, communication sciences students earned 2,227 degrees and certificates from a California school, making the subject the 7th in the state.
With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for communication sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - San Marcos the best value school in California for communication sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUSM are $9,161 a year.
CSUSM also made our Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUN are $8,477 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $8,219 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication sciences schools in California. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.
CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $8,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $9,570 per year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 249 |
Washington | 289 |
Nevada | 98 |
Hawaii | 16 |
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Majors Related to Communication Sciences
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Communication Sciences Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Speech Pathology & Audiology | 7,841 |
General Communication Sciences & Disorders | 7,269 |
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 5,907 |
Audiology/Audiologist | 1,032 |
Other Communication Disorders Sciences & Services | 249 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Communication Sciences
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- 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).
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