Thank you, I will take a look at those. I have lived in the Midwest and the East coast and I did not enjoy either so I'm looking for a good fit in terms of school and life.
I do have my research interests narrowed down, it's just that I am only looking for programs in California for personal reasons. I do know that there are programs outside of Cali that are stronger for my interests (mainly middle eastern studies, culture, islamophobia, critical race theory, and media studies) but I'd like to stay in California. But if you know of any programs that match the interests that I mentioned, I'd appreciate hearing about them )