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Largest mass communication programs in California
California mass 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-Berkeley | Berkeley | Public, 4-year | 226 |
| 2 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 32 |
| 3 | California State University-San Marcos | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | 21 |
| 4 | San Diego State University | San Diego | Public, 4-year | 16 |
| 5 | Pitzer College | Claremont | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 6 | Pomona College | Claremont | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 7 | Scripps College | Claremont | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 11 |
| 8 | Azusa Pacific University | Azusa | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 9 | California State University-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public, 4-year | 10 |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts Global | Aliso Viejo | Public, 4-year | 10 |
| 11 | Point Loma Nazarene University | San Diego | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 9 |
| 12 | Claremont McKenna College | Claremont | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 13 | Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 14 | Rio Hondo College | Whittier | Public, 4-year | 5 |
| 15 | Chabot College | Hayward | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 16 | Life Pacific University | San Dimas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 17 | College of the Desert | Palm Desert | 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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