by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 13,552 people earned their degree in journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,953 and had an average of $23,734 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 457 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,011 and $19,380 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 13 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arapahoe Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large school located in Littleton, Colorado that handed out 2 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Journalism at Arapahoe Community College
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the #2 spot on the list. North Idaho College is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 3 associates’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Journalism at Salt Lake Community College
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. WWCC is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s journalism degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Casper College is a public institution located in Casper, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aims Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
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