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2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 121,387 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,549 and had an average of $24,893 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 2,170 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,523 and $24,014 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and journalism programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 9 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado Communication & Journalism Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 28 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

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#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 10 masters’s communication and journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Communication & Journalism 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 UCCS Communication & Journalism Report

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communication and journalism degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Journalism 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.

Read more about Communication & Journalism at DU

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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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