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2023 Most Popular Online Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2 Colleges
$33,011 Avg Salary
$19,380 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, journalism was ranked #70 in the country. In fact 13,552 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Online Journalism 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 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online journalism programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for journalism students. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

Journalism majors at Colorado State take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $468, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Journalism at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for journalism students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at USU take out is $16,745.

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 267
Utah 124
Idaho 12
Montana 41
Wyoming 12

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

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 2 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 Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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