2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Associate 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.
The Best Value Communication & 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. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Communication & Journalism
Our analysis found Utah Valley University to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.
UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ogden.
WSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,644 in tuition and fees each year.
WSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Colorado Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCU are $25,473 a year.
CCU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Request InformationBest Communication & Journalism Colleges by State
Explore the best communication and journalism schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 2,105 |
| Utah | 1,544 |
| Montana | 118 |
| Idaho | 675 |
| Wyoming | 105 |
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Majors Related to Communication & Journalism
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 3 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 Josh Hallett.
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