2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

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 “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 230 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,600 and $30,047 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The communication sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree communication sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

#1

University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$21,708 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,733 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 masters’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences 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 University of Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Read more about Communication Sciences at University of Northern Colorado

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,358 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 34 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication Sciences at CU - Boulder

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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