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2024 Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Utah

5 Colleges in Utah
85 Master's Degrees
$57,401 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your master's degree in communication & media studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #44 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for communication & media studies students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 85 master's degrees in communication & media studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School for Your Master's Degree

Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Utah Your choice of communication & media studies for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communication & media studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in Utah list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Utah

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in communication & media studies.

Top Utah Schools for a Master's in Communications

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11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a master's degree in communication & media studies. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from Brigham Young University - Provo

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
3 Annual Graduates

University of Utah is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in communication & media studies. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from University of Utah

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Westminster College Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Westminster College Utah is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in communication & media studies. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

Those communication & media studies students who get their master's degree from Westminster College Utah earn $4,429 more than the standard communications student.

More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from Westminster College Utah

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It's difficult to beat Weber State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in communication & media studies. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

After graduation, communications master's recipients usually make an average of $52,972 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from Weber State University

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20 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from Southern Utah University

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5 Annual Graduates

USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan.More information about a master’s in communication & media studies from Utah State University

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 185 199
Idaho 96 9
Montana 90 2
Wyoming 53 6

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One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Communications Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 69
Communication & Media Studies 11
Communications 5

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