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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,784 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,934 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication Sciences

Our analysis found California State University - San Marcos to be the best value school for communication sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUSM are $9,161 per year.

CSUSM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Communication Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - San Marcos Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great value for communication sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $8,477 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at California State University - Northridge

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 large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State LA are $8,219 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Los Angeles Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Dominguez Hills is a great value for communication sciences students working on their graduate certificate. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carson.

CSUDH graduate students pay an average of $8,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

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 city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at San Diego State University

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Oregon 249
Washington 289
Nevada 98
Hawaii 16

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, communication sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Communication Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ghozt Tramp.

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