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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

16 Colleges
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #11 most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the communication and journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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#2

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Westminster College Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree 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 very large student population.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the large city of Denver.

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University of Northern Colorado ranked #8 on this year’s Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a large student population.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best communication and journalism colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,105
Utah 1,544
Montana 118
Idaho 675
Wyoming 105

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Josh Hallett.

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