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2025 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
240 Media Studies Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in communication & media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #82 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 240 degrees in communication & media studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School

Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region The media studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Communication & Media Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Communication & Media Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Media Studies
Master's Degrees in Media Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Media Studies

The media studies 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 the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the media studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Media Studies

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO

Any student who is interested in communication & media studies needs to take a look at University of Colorado Boulder. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were approximately 29 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
109 Media Studies Degrees Awarded

Brigham Young University - Provo is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in communication & media studies. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 109 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Dixie State University
Saint George, UT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT

Any student pursuing a degree in communication & media studies has to check out Dixie State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Saint George, Dixie State College is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 18 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Dixie State College in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO

Any student who is interested in communication & media studies needs to take a look at Colorado State University - Pueblo. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Pueblo. This university ranks 27th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 21 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University - Pueblo in the most recent data year.

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CO
24.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 29 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent data year.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best communication & media studies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 114
Colorado 590 90
Idaho 446 5
Montana 340 6
Wyoming 278 6

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One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Communication & Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Media Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 1,788
Communications 845
Other Communication & Media Studies 138

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