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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

26 Colleges
3,810 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,588 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

For this year's Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication & journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication & journalism programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication & journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Brigham Young University - Provo has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & journalism ranking for non-traditional students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. BYU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. 4,504 students are part time.

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University of Denver comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

The student loan default rate at DU is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. 3,512 students at DU are exclusively online. There are roughly 5,249 part time students in attendance at DU.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population. U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. 7,185 of U of U students are attending part time.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population. CU - Boulder also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.

About 1.1% of CU - Boulder students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. 7,631 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Idaho as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a fairly large student population. U of I not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 3,845 students take at least one class online at U of I. About 3,189 of the students at U of I are attending part time.

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Utah State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan. USU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

The student loan default rate at USU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,751 students at USU that take at least one class online. 9,734 of USU students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Fort Collins as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. 9,631 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Northern Colorado as the #8 school in this year's rankings. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

About 0.9% of University of Northern Colorado students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at University of Northern Colorado. 3,468 students are part time.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 4,485 students take at least one class online at UCCS. 4,071 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at CU Anschutz is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,659 students at CU Anschutz that take at least one class online. About 11,636 of the students at CU Anschutz are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Communication & Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students communication & journalism schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Idaho 620
Utah 1,342
Colorado 1,781
Montana 105
Wyoming 59

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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