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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communication and media studies was ranked #47 in the country. In fact 5,059 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

About 67% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Colorado Boulder Report

#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 60% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Denver Report

#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 75% of the communications majors at the school.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Utah Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 244
Utah 89
Idaho 9
Montana 2
Wyoming 6

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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