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2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in California

30 Colleges
$49,921 Avg Salary
$18,938 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication Sciences 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.

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The Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the most popular school in California for communication sciences students. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at CSUN accumulate an average of around $15,750 in student debt.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Northridge Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for communication sciences students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that communication sciences majors at Cal State LA take out is $12,826.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Los Angeles Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for communication sciences students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at SDSU accumulate an average of around $15,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $202.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

On average, communication sciences graduates from Cal State Fullerton take out $13,031 in student loans while working on their degree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Fresno is a great place for communication sciences students. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, communication sciences graduates from Fresno State take out $15,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Fresno Report

California State University - Sacramento came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a very large student population.

Communication Sciences majors at Sac State take out an average of $16,442 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $186.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Sacramento Report

California State University - San Marcos did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from CSUSM carry an average student debt load of $19,199.

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#8

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Communication Sciences majors at SFSU take out an average of $19,625 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $169.

Full Communication Sciences at San Francisco State University Report

California State University - Chico ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools in California list. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chico.

After completing their degree, communication sciences graduates from Chico State carry an average student debt load of $17,000.

Full Communication Sciences at California State University - Chico Report

California Baptist University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication sciences programs. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

While working on their degree, communication sciences majors at Cal Baptist accumulate an average of around $27,075 in student debt.

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Best Communication Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 25 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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