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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Colorado” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 10,266 people earned their degree in communication and media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across Colorado, there were 90 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Colorado”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Colorado 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 public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Colorado list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified ’s media studies students in 2020-2021.
Full Colorado Mesa University Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Colorado. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 29 ’s media studies 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in Colorado. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees 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 full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Denver
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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