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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado (With Aid)

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication and media studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communication and media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Colorado (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

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 CU Anschutz are $23,915.

Full CU Anschutz Communication & Media Studies Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 18 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree communications students with aid list, Colorado State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

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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 #3 for the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s communications students in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. 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

#5

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 10 masters’s communications degrees in 2019-2020.

UCCS also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs are $25,774, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#6

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

University of Denver came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 masters’s communications degrees to qualified students.

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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