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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

4 Colleges
$33,011 Avg Salary
$19,380 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 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 degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

Full Journalism at The University of Montana Report

The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Colorado Boulder

Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Journalism at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Journalism at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

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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