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2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$15,081 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,311 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fresno the best value school in California for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Fresno State graduate students pay an average of $8,087 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Fresno Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great value for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State East Bay are $8,429 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - East Bay Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton graduate students pay an average of $8,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Fullerton Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $8,280 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - San Marcos is a great value for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a large student population.

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

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - San Marcos Report

California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large 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.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #7, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFSU are $8,738 a year.

Full Communication Sciences at San Francisco State University Report

California State University - Sacramento ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

Sac State graduate students pay an average of $8,826 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the 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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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Chico did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Chico State is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chico.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chico State are $9,298 per year.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Chico Report

Best Value Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools 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 18 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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