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Largest communication programs in California
California communication programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Public, 4-year | 597 |
| 2 | University of California-Davis | Davis | Public, 4-year | 258 |
| 3 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public, 4-year | 232 |
| 4 | University of California-San Diego | La Jolla | Public, 4-year | 228 |
| 5 | University of San Diego | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 73 |
| 6 | John Paul the Great Catholic University | Escondido | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 53 |
| 7 | Vanguard University of Southern California | Costa Mesa | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 32 |
| 8 | National University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 26 |
| 9 | Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 25 |
| 10 | University of the Pacific | Stockton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 11 | Pepperdine University | Malibu | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 12 | The Master's University and Seminary | Santa Clarita | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Film School | Hollywood | For-profit, 4-year | 12 |
| 14 | Concordia University-Irvine | Irvine | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 15 | College of Alameda | Alameda | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 16 | Rio Hondo College | Whittier | Public, 4-year | 6 |
| 17 | Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 18 | Chapman University | Orange | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 19 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 20 | Woodbury University | Burbank | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 21 | Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 22 | Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Public, 4-year | 2 |
| 23 | San Diego Christian College | Santee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 24 | Las Positas College | Livermore | Public, 2-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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