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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$32,860 Avg Salary
$25,228 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's 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 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communication and journalism majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the most popular online school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 76% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 online programs at schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in communication and journalism at Colorado State University - Global Campus, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 133 students majoring in communication and journalism at USU, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Montana State University - Billings helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Billings, Montana State University - Billings is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 59% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Lewis - Clark State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school located in the city of Lewiston.

Women make up 69% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#8

Adams State University

Alamosa, CO

Adams State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Adams State is a small public school located in the town of Alamosa.

About 25% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 75% are male.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 8 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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