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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #17 most popular major in the country with 12,242 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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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 Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 5 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah ranked #6 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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With a ranking of #9, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 96
Colorado 286
Montana 13
Idaho 9
Wyoming 6

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Journalism 1,238
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Josh Hallett.

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