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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$20,515 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,415 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Colorado 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communication & Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU Anschutz are $8,052 a year.

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

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU - Boulder are $13,901 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU - Boulder is ranked #3 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Colorado.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Colorado Boulder

The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Colorado State are $13,313 per year.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the city of Greeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Northern Colorado are $13,366 a year.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Northern Colorado Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. UCCS is a large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCCS are $13,854 a year.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

#6

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

DU also took the #4 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at University of Denver

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 6 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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