2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master'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.
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.
Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BYU are $7,700 a year.
BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wyoming 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 . UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW are $17,569 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSU are $18,226 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $24,342 per year.
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University of Northern Colorado came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Northern Colorado graduate students pay an average of $22,379 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Utah 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 #6 on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.
U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.
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Utah State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USU are $23,225 per year.
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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.
CU - Boulder also claimed a spot on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $29,043 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s 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 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 |
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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 16 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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