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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$26,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

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

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.

BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Communication & Journalism at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 per year.

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#3

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $18,226 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 a year.

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

#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U of U are $25,705 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Utah Report

University of Northern Colorado landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.

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Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.

USU graduate students pay an average of $23,225 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Communication & Journalism at Utah State University Report

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 15% of our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State also made our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges 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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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