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Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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$56,176 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Doctor's 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.

The Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

About 67% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 60% of the communications majors at the school.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and media studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 75% of the communications majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 4 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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