Communication & Media Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #5 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 12 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of communication & media studies. Combined, these schools handed out 1,027 bachelor's degrees in communication & media studies to qualified students.
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The communications bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality communications program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Early-Career Salaries
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to communication & media studies students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of communication & media studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for communication & media studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication & media studies related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for communication & media studies students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population.
After graduating, communications bachelor's recipients generally make around $35,856 in the first five years of their career.
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Located in the city of Aurora, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
Those communication & media studies students who get their bachelor's degree from Colorado State University - Global Campus make $11,232 more than the standard communications grad.
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Western is a small public university located in the town of Gunnison.
After graduating, communications bachelor's recipients generally earn around $28,244 at the beginning of their careers.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the communications program earn an average of $31,301 for their early career.
More information about a bachelor’s in communication & media studies from Colorado Christian University
Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
Soon after graduation, communications bachelor's recipients usually make an average of $29,121 in the first five years of their career.
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