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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Finding the Best Journalism 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, journalism majors at Colorado State accumulate an average of around $23,250 in student debt. 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

Out of the 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

On average, journalism graduates from CU - Boulder take out $14,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Journalism at University of Colorado Boulder

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, journalism graduates from BYU take out $11,800 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, journalism majors at USU accumulate an average of around $16,745 in student debt.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the # 5 spot on the list. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

While working on their degree, journalism majors at UM accumulate an average of around $23,367 in student debt.

Full Journalism at The University of Montana Report

With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

On average, journalism graduates from MSU Denver take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for journalism students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at University of Northern Colorado take out is $21,500.

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#8

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

Full Journalism at University of Wyoming Report

#9

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular journalism programs. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Full Journalism at University of Denver Report

#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular journalism programs. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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Best Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best journalism colleges 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 20 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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