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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado

11 Colleges
986 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,506 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in ColoradoCommunication & Media Studies is one of the most popular subjects to study in Colorado. With 986 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that of the 50,059 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.0% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication & media studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication & media studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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University of Denver has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & media studies ranking for non-traditional students. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver. DU also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado rankings.

About 0.7% of DU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,512 students at DU are exclusively online. About 5,249 of the students at DU are attending part time.

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University of Colorado Boulder comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the city of Boulder. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado ranking.

The student loan default rate at CU - Boulder is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,299 students take at least one class online at CU - Boulder. 7,631 students are part time.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population. Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. 9,631 of Colorado State students are attending part time.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCCS also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado rankings.

The student loan default rate at UCCS is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,485 students at UCCS that take at least one class online. About 4,071 of the students at UCCS are attending part time.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado ranking.

About 0.9% of CU Anschutz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,659 students take at least one class online at CU Anschutz. 11,636 of CU Anschutz students are attending part time.

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Regis University
Denver, CO

Regis University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Regis U also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado list, coming in at #5.

The student loan default rate at Regis U is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,010 students take at least one class online at Regis U. About 1,583 of the students at Regis U are attending part time.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Northern Colorado. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public school with a medium-sized student population. University of Northern Colorado also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado rankings.

About 0.9% of University of Northern Colorado students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,583 students at University of Northern Colorado that take at least one class online. About 3,468 of the students at University of Northern Colorado are attending part time.

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Colorado Christian University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best communication & media studies schools for non-traditional students. CCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood. CCU also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado rankings.

The student loan default rate at CCU is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. 4,417 of CCU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 5,948 part time students in attendance at CCU.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Colorado State University - Pueblo. Located in the city of Pueblo, Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 2,048 students at Colorado State University - Pueblo that take at least one class online. 3,072 of Colorado State University - Pueblo students are attending part time.

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Colorado Mesa is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,172 students at Colorado Mesa that take at least one class online. 2,203 of Colorado Mesa students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 962
Idaho 514
Montana 58
Wyoming 47

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

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