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2023 Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges
$31,564 Avg Salary
$23,720 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #58 most popular major in Colorado with 267 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado

Check out the journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Colorado Schools for a Bachelor's in Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best school in Colorado for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

On average, journalism graduates from CU - Boulder take out $15,731 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, journalism graduates from Colorado State take out $21,700 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $468, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 3 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Northern Colorado is a great place for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a large student population.

On average, journalism graduates from University of Northern Colorado take out $21,300 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 5 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at MSU Denver take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,509.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 124
Idaho 12
Montana 41
Wyoming 12

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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