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2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Communications Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

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 “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 68,079 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, communication and media studies is the 9th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,728 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 1,220 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,200 and $25,482 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 97 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Communication & Media Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k list, Colorado State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

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#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 10 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCCS has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree communications students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Colorado Communication & Media Studies Report

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

With a ranking of #6, University of Denver did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Denver Communication & Media Studies Report

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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%.

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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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