Best colleges for Communication Disorders Sciences and Services in California
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the California programs in the federal field-of-study file, University of the Pacific leads: its Communication Disorders Sciences and Services graduates earn a median $77,549 four years after finishing, against the field's $58,928 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the Pacific | $77,549 | +$18,621 |
| 2 | California State University-Long Beach | $75,137 | +$16,209 |
| 3 | University of Redlands | $71,767 | +$12,839 |
| 4 | California State University-San Marcos | $71,068 | +$12,140 |
How big is the earnings gap between California Communication Disorders Sciences programs?
$6,481 separates the top and bottom of this list — $77,549 at University of the Pacific against $71,068 at California State University-San Marcos, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do California Communication Disorders Sciences graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $18,621 above the $58,928 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.