by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communication & Media Studies is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,266 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 222 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 196 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree media studies students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 30 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Colorado State University - Pueblo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Colorado Mesa University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 84 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Nazarene University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwest Nazarene University is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Billings. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University - Billings is a public institution located in Billings, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Montana State University - Billings
Dixie State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Dixie State College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint George, Utah. It awarded 19 bachelors’s media studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Dixie State College Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at CU - Boulder
University of Denver ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Denver
With a ranking of #9, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Idaho State University is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Westminster College Utah ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Westminster College Salt Lake Communication & Media Studies Report
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