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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Colorado

8 Colleges
$33,886 Avg Salary
$20,938 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism 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.

The Most Popular Journalism Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Colorado to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Colleges.

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

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

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The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Colorado. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the 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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The excellent programs at University of Northern Colorado helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a 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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#5

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Colorado list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#6

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Journalism Schools in Colorado ranking. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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Community College of Denver landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular journalism programs. CCD is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Denver.

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#7

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

Aims Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for journalism students. It came in at #7 on the list. Aims Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Greeley.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 8 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.

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