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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

About 76% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

Full Communication & Journalism at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at Westminster College Utah Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. U of I is a large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Idaho Report

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 5 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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