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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges
$32,706 Avg Salary
$25,824 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication and media studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 105 students majoring in communications at DU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Communication & Media Studies at University of Denver Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the communications majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, communications graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debtload of $30,069.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis - Clark State College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the small city of Lewiston.

About 83% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 17% are male.

Communications majors at Lewis - Clark State College take out an average of $25,570 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Communication & Media Studies at Lewis - Clark State College Report

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the communications majors at the school.

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#5

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Adams State University is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Adams State is a small public school located in the remote town of Alamosa.

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Explore the most popular online communication and media studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,277
Utah 1,149
Idaho 565
Montana 60
Wyoming 87

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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