What students report

89% recommend

Review sample

  • Freshman120%
  • Sophomore240%
  • Junior120%
  • Senior120%
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About typical for this major

Elsewhere 3.5Here 3.3
Enjoyment+0.3

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Higher enjoyment here

Elsewhere 3.9Here 4.3
Difficulty-0.5

0.0/5 here

Less difficult here

Elsewhere 3.4Here 2.9

What stands out

  • Less difficult. Difficulty is 0.5 points lower than the same major at other schools.
  • Lighter workload. Workload is 0.4 points lower than the same major at other schools.

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Anonymous student
I enjoy the variety that Communication offers. At UCLA, for the upper division courses, there are 4 pillars: Political/Legal, Technology, Interpersonal, and Mass Media. We have to take classes from all pillars so we truly get an…

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Anonymous student
i think that it has been a good major for public speaking and refined my writing skills. it has taught me good study habits as well

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Anonymous student
Really fun major, Easy to medium difficulty, and really theory heavy but also has hands on projects.

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Anonymous student
Senior Verified

I enjoy the variety that Communication offers. At UCLA, for the upper division courses, there are 4 pillars: Political/Legal, Technology, Interpersonal, and Mass Media. We have to take classes from all pillars so we truly get an interdisciplinary view. The major itself is so broad that it allows space to do anything; I've seen classmates go into marketing, journalism, law school, and more. It's also not super difficult so it allows a lot more time for extracurricular and professional activities such as internships, which is really helpful.

Apr 2026
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Anonymous student
Sophomore Verified

i think that it has been a good major for public speaking and refined my writing skills. it has taught me good study habits as well

Mar 2026
PositiveCourses & teaching
Anonymous student
Sophomore Verified

Really fun major, Easy to medium difficulty, and really theory heavy but also has hands on projects.

Oct 2025
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Anonymous student
Freshman Verified

There is a lot of public speaking and in prompt to speeches that you have to do, but otherwise it is pretty chill. It is a lot more theory here instead of just peaking though as well

Oct 2025
MixedCourses & teaching
Anonymous student
Junior
Switched from Linguistics

Research in the field is interesting but classes should challenge students more.

May 2026

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