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Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$27,052 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,176 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, communication and journalism students earned 2,105 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communication and journalism students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Communication & Journalism

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Colorado. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.

CU - Boulder also made our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $13,313 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.

DU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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