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

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$47,692 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master'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 master's degree.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 82% of the communications majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

About 75% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#3

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in communications at Westminster College Salt Lake, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.

About 70% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Southern Utah University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the communications majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and media studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in communications at BYU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

About 60% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 7 students majoring in communications at CU Anschutz, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree communication and media studies programs. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

About 83% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Wyoming Report

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and media studies colleges 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 16 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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