2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 66,787 communication and media studies students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Communication & Media Studies

#1

Utah Valley University

Orem, UT

1 Associate Degrees

#1 in Quality in the Rocky Mountains Region

$17,092 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Utah Valley University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication and media studies students working on their associate degree. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year.

UVU also took the #1 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

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#2

Weber State University

Ogden, UT

20 Associate Degrees

#2 in Quality in the Rocky Mountains Region

$16,644 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.

WSU also made our Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Colorado Christian University

Lakewood, CO

6 Associate Degrees

#9 in Quality in the Rocky Mountains Region

$25,473 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Christian University landed the # 3 spot on the list. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakewood.

CCU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,473 in tuition and fees each year.

CCU also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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