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

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

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Journalism program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

Women make up 66% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 379 students majoring in communication and journalism at BYU, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

About 64% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 36% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Idaho is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 37% are male.

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Utah Valley University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

Women make up 64% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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Boise State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very 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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With a ranking of #8, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Women make up 72% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in communication and journalism at UCCS, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#10

Utah State University

Logan, UT

Utah State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly 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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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 25 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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