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Media Schools in California

California contains 135 schools that offer media programs. University of Southern California, the highest-ranking media school in CA, has a total student population of 34,824 and is the 10th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 135 media schools in California, only 16 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Platt College-San Diego comes out as the most expensive ($34,413/yr), with California State University-Dominguez Hills as the lowest recorded at only $2,451/yr.

Media students from California schools who go on to become interactive media designers, media designers, reporters, news reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today.

Also, within the media schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from media, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Media Programs in California

University of Southern California

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of California-San Diego

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: PhD

Pomona College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Harvey Mudd College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Claremont McKenna College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Scripps College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of California-Santa Cruz

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of San Francisco

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Mills College

• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fresno Pacific University

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Pacific Union College

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Notre Dame de Namur University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Menlo College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Holy Names University

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pitzer College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Fullerton

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

California State University-Chico

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Point Loma Nazarene University

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Master's College and Seminary

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The Art Institute of California-San Diego

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institute of California-Hollywood

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

California State University-East Bay

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Masters

California State University-San Marcos

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Vanguard University of Southern California

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Lathrop

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Institute of Technology Inc

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

De Anza College

• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

California State University-Monterey Bay

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California State University-Dominguez Hills

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

California College of the Arts

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Sylmar

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-San Bernardino

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Platt College-San Diego

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  
• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-San Dimas

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Woodbury University

• Communication and Media Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institute of California-San Francisco

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

The Art Institute of California-Orange County

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Foothill College

• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Anaheim

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

DeVry University-California

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Saddleback College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Santa Rosa Junior College

• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Westwood College-Anaheim

• Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

City College of San Francisco

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

National University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Moorpark College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Mt San Antonio College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Orange Coast College

• Mass Communication/Media Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

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