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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

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 $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 68,079 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication and media studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Colorado

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 9 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 Northern Colorado are $21,708.

Full University of Northern Colorado Communication & Media Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #2 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Communication & Media Studies Report

#4

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communications degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 at Colorado Springs are $25,774.

Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Communication & Media Studies Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 8 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 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 Boulder are $32,980.

Full CU - Boulder Communication & Media Studies Report

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 43 masters’s communications degrees 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 DU are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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