Best Communications Tech Colleges in California
19 four-year colleges in California offer communications tech programs. These rank highest by graduate earnings, using official federal data.
#1A+
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit
Highly SelectiveTop Earnings
- $32,740
- Net price
- 10%
- Admit rate
- 20,443
- Enrolled
#2A+
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public
Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
- $16,665
- Net price
- 31%
- Admit rate
- 21,996
- Enrolled
#3A-
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit
Top Earnings
- $48,381
- Net price
- 45%
- Admit rate
- 7,094
- Enrolled
#4B
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA · Private nonprofit
Top Earnings
- $48,661
- Net price
- 75%
- Admit rate
- 2,017
- Enrolled
#5B
Chapman University
Orange, CA · Private nonprofit
Top EarningsHigh Grad Rate
- $46,555
- Net price
- 65%
- Admit rate
- 7,478
- Enrolled
#6C
Newschool of Architecture and Design
San Diego, CA · Private for-profit
Top Earnings
- $52,570
- Net price
- 100%
- Admit rate
- 182
- Enrolled
#7B
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA · Public
Top Earnings
- $17,890
- Net price
- 66%
- Admit rate
- 17,940
- Enrolled
#8C+
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA · Private nonprofit
Top Earnings
- $22,212
- Net price
- 88%
- Admit rate
- 2,759
- Enrolled
#9C+
Woodbury University
Burbank, CA · Private nonprofit
Top Earnings
- $33,692
- Net price
- 82%
- Admit rate
- 779
- Enrolled
#10C
California State University-Chico
Chico, CA · Public
Best Value
- $14,480
- Net price
- 93%
- Admit rate
- 13,631
- Enrolled
#11C-
California State University-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA · Public
Best ValueMost Affordable
- $3,967
- Net price
- 91%
- Admit rate
- 19,562
- Enrolled
#12C-
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA · Public
Best ValueMost Affordable
- $8,615
- Net price
- 93%
- Admit rate
- 12,538
- Enrolled
#13C
University of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA · Private for-profit
- $27,815
- Net price
- 51%
- Admit rate
- 455
- Enrolled
#14C-
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA · Private nonprofit
- $53,909
- Net price
- 91%
- Admit rate
- 990
- Enrolled
#15D
Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA · Private nonprofit
- $42,505
- Net price
- 94%
- Admit rate
- 746
- Enrolled
#16B
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA · Private nonprofit
- $46,080
- Net price
- 32%
- Admit rate
- 860
- Enrolled
#17C-
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA · Private for-profit
- $40,613
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 3,587
- Enrolled
#18C-
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA · Private for-profit
- $30,980
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 5,472
- Enrolled
#19C+
New York Film Academy
Burbank, CA · Private for-profit
- $39,011
- Net price
- Open
- Admit rate
- 849
- Enrolled