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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
$34,807 Avg Salary
$22,176 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for communication and journalism majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Schools

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

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#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for communication and journalism students. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for communication and journalism students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 4 spot on the list. 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 very large public school located in the medium-sized 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Northern Colorado landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best communication and journalism programs. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

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Utah State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Communication & Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly 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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