2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in California to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Northridge the most popular school in California for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 91% of the communication sciences majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. USAHS is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
Women make up 95% of the communication sciences majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 47 students majoring in communication sciences at Fresno State, 9% are male and 91% are female.
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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 7% are male.
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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 95% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 5% are male.
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San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular 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 San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
About 97% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 3% are male.
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California State University - San Marcos came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a large student population.
About 92% of the students majoring in communication sciences at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Loma Linda University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication sciences programs. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.
Women make up 94% of the communication sciences majors at the school.
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California State University - Sacramento came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 94% of the communication sciences majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication sciences students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
Of the 30 students majoring in communication sciences at Cal State Fullerton, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Oregon | 249 |
Washington | 289 |
Nevada | 98 |
Hawaii | 16 |
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 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).
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