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2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Utah

10 Colleges
$39,399 Avg Salary
$17,309 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism School for You

With 1,544 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #11 most popular major in Utah.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Utah to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the most popular school in Utah for communication and journalism students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

The average amount in student loans that communication and journalism majors at BYU take out is $11,887.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Utah list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Communication & Journalism majors at U of U take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, communication and journalism graduates from UVU take out $15,373 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weber State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that communication and journalism majors at WSU take out is $16,633.

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The excellent programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Utah. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

The average amount in student loans that communication and journalism majors at USU take out is $15,060.

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#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

Southern Utah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, communication and journalism majors at Southern Utah University accumulate an average of around $15,245 in student debt.

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#7

Dixie State University

Saint George, UT

Dixie State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public school with a large student population.

Communication & Journalism majors at Dixie State College take out an average of $15,880 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for communication and journalism students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that communication and journalism majors at Salt Lake Community College take out is $9,000.

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#9

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in Utah ranking. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

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#10

Snow College

Ephraim, UT

Snow College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular communication and journalism programs. Located in the remote town of Ephraim, Snow College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2,105
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 10 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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