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Most Popular Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Journalism Associate Degree School for You

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 Journalism Associate 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 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Salt Lake Community College to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Of the 6 students majoring in journalism at Salt Lake Community College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Coeur d'Alene, NIC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in journalism at NIC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Snow College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

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#3

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arapahoe Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#5

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Out of the 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Greeley.

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#5

Casper College

Casper, WY

The in-demand associate degree programs at Casper College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the small city of Casper, Casper College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Wyoming Community College is a great place for journalism students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Rock Springs, WWCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best journalism schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

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

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 7 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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