by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 120,571 people earned their degree in communication and journalism, making the major the 11th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,720 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,807 and $22,176 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 230 communication and 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 Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in communication and journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and 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 colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree communication & journalism students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Wyoming College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Wyoming College is located in Riverton, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Full Central Wyoming College Communication & Journalism Report
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Powell, Wyoming, and it awarded 8 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Community College Communication & Journalism Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Snow College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Snow College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Casper College is located in Casper, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Casper College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Western Idaho. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. College of Western Idaho is a public institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Western Wyoming Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and it awarded 4 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Salt Lake Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Salt Lake Community College
North Idaho College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and it awarded 14 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Aims Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 13 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Aims Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Eastern Wyoming College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Torrington, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Eastern Wyoming College
With a ranking of #11, Colorado Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 6 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Colorado Christian University
Laramie County Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mountain College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mountain College is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Full Colorado Mountain College Communication & Journalism Report
Weber State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #14. Weber State University is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 20 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Pueblo Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Pueblo, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Pueblo Community College
Arapahoe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #16. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large school located in Littleton, Colorado that handed out 2 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Arapahoe Community College Communication & Journalism Report
Red Rocks Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at Red Rocks Community College
College of Southern Idaho landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism at College of Southern Idaho
Utah Valley University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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