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Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$36,230 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,555 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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 a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Communication & Journalism

Our analysis found Colorado State University - Fort Collins to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Colorado State are $29,043 a year.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Denver 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 . DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DU are $53,943 a year.

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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 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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