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2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

5 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$30,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Master's in Colorado

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 68,079 communication and media studies students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 1,220 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,200 and $25,482 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 97 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree communications students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 18 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Communication & Media Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Communication & Media Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree communications students list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

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#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCCS are $25,774.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Communication & Media Studies Report

#5

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree communications students list, DU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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