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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$18,444 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,697 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

With 286 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #14 most popular major in Colorado.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado to see which programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Journalism

$9,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU Anschutz are $9,384 per year.

CU Anschutz also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Colorado rankings.

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

$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $12,610 per year.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Colorado list.

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$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for communication and journalism students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Colorado rankings.

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$10,666 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great value for communication and journalism students. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

University of Northern Colorado undergraduate students pay an average of $10,666 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,994 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Colorado. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCCS are $10,994 a year.

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#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO
$54,819 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DU are $54,819 per year.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 96
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

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

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 6 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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