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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Utah

6 Colleges
$34,374 Avg Salary
$14,273 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

With 124 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, journalism is the #91 most popular major in Utah.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Journalism Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Utah 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the most popular school in Utah for journalism students. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that journalism majors at BYU take out is $11,800.

Full Journalism at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Journalism majors at USU take out an average of $16,745 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Journalism at Utah State University

#3

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salt Lake Community College is a great place for journalism students. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Full Journalism at Salt Lake Community College Report

#4

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Out of the 6 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Snow College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Snow College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ephraim.

Full Journalism at Snow College Report

#5

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dixie State University is a great place for journalism students. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint George.

Full Journalism at Dixie State University Report

Weber State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for journalism students. It came in at #6 on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

Read full report on Journalism at Weber State University

Best Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 267
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 6 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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