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

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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.

The Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master'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. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master's Degree 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 master’s degree. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

About 83% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder.

Women make up 65% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Weber State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular communication and journalism schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . WSU is a very large public school located in the city of Ogden.

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

Full Communication & Journalism at Weber State University Report

Out of the 17 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 23% are male.

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

#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in communication and journalism at Westminster College Salt Lake, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at Westminster College Utah Report

#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

Of the 20 students majoring in communication and journalism at Southern Utah University, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at Southern Utah University Report

With a ranking of #7, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Brigham Young University - Provo

With a ranking of #8, The University of Montana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. UM is a large public school located in the city of Missoula.

About 70% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 30% are male.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at The University of Montana

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for communication and journalism students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 7 students majoring in communication and journalism at CU Anschutz, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Communication & Journalism at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Report

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

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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 17 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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