2025 Best Journalism Schools in Colorado
5
Colleges in Colorado
273
Journalism Degrees Awarded
$36,123
Avg Early-Career Salary
Journalism is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #69 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of journalism. Combined, these schools handed out 273 degrees in journalism to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Journalism School
Your choice of journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Journalism 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.
Journalism Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Journalism Schools in Colorado ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for Journalism in Colorado
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the journalism degree levels they offer.
Top Colorado Schools in Journalism
It is difficult to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were about 73 journalism students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, journalism degree recipients typically make around $34,022 in their early careers.
More information about a degree in journalism from University of Colorado Boulder
It is difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a degree in journalism. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. This university ranks 4th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 134 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make an average of $36,352 in the first couple years of working.
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University of Denver is a good choice for students interested in a degree in journalism. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #174 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 journalism students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.
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Every student who is interested in journalism needs to take a look at University of Northern Colorado. Located in the medium-sized city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 21 journalism students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program make about $30,216 for their early career.
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MSU Denver is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 24th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 33 journalism students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program make around $37,644 in their early career salary.
More information about a degree in journalism from Metropolitan State University of Denver
