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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, journalism was ranked #128 in the country. In fact 1,238 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 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 Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our analysis found The University of Montana to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

Women make up 63% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at The University of Montana Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Of the 5 students majoring in journalism at CU - Boulder, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Journalism at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Journalism Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 5
Utah 0
Montana 8

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
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 Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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