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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 Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 10,005 people earned their degree in communication & media studies, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 240 communication & media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication & media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in communication & media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region media studies students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 109 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full BYU Communication & Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Junction, Colorado. It awarded 29 ’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Colorado Mesa
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s media studies degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at NNU
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University - Billings landed the #5 spot on the list. Montana State University - Billings is located in Billings, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 ’s media studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Montana State University - Billings
With a ranking of #6, Dixie State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint George, Utah, and it awarded 18 ’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Dixie State College Communication & Media Studies Report
Casper College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper College is a small public school situated in Casper, Wyoming. It awarded 2 ’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Casper College Communication & Media Studies Report
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified ’s media studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at University of Colorado Boulder
Laramie County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. LCCC is a small school located in Cheyenne, Wyoming that handed out 2 ’s media studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Laramie County Community College
University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Denver is a private not-for-profit institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at University of Denver
Idaho State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Idaho State University is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Communication & Media Studies at Idaho State University
Westminster College Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Media Studies Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Westminster College Salt Lake Communication & Media Studies Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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