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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in Colorado for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 160 students majoring in communication and journalism at DU, 18% are male and 83% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 35% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Of the 22 students majoring in communication and journalism at Colorado State, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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

Of the 6 students majoring in communication and journalism at University of Northern Colorado, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools 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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