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2024 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho

5 Colleges in Idaho
577 Communications Degrees Awarded
$28,660 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #10 in popularity, communication & media studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Idaho to determine which ones were the best for communication & media studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 577 degrees in communication & media studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School

Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Idaho Your choice of communication & media studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for communication & media studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Communication & Media Studies Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Communications
Master's Degrees in Communications

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 Schools in Idaho list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies in Idaho

The schools below may not offer all types of communications degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Idaho Schools in Communications

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
202 Communications Degrees Awarded
$33,023 Median Starting Salary

Boise State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in communication & media studies. Boise State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boise. A Best Colleges rank of #526 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 202 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the communication & media studies degree program at Boise State University make $4,363 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Northwest Nazarene University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 16 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at NNU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the communications program report average early career earnings of $26,811.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In ID
78.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Idaho is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
236 Communications Degrees Awarded
1.3% Growth in Graduates

Brigham Young University - Idaho is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in communication & media studies. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Rexburg. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 236 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent data year. After graduating, communications degree recipients generally earn about $29,783 at the beginning of their careers.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Communications Degrees Awarded
$25,024 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were about 45 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at ISU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the communications program state that they receive average early career income of $25,024.

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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 275 1,248
Utah 266 1,149
Montana 188 60
Wyoming 162 87

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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
Other Communication & Media Studies 344
Speech Communication 175
Communications 53
Communication & Media Studies 5

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Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 90
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 14
Journalism 12
Publishing 1

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