2025 Best General Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
8Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
382Journalism Degrees Awarded
General Journalism is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #69 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 382 degrees in general journalism to qualified students.
Your choice of general journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Journalism Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
Any student pursuing a degree in general journalism needs to look into University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were about 66 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general journalism has to look into Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 134 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in general journalism needs to take a look at University of Denver. DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Denver. A Best Colleges rank of #174 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general journalism has to check out University of Idaho. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 13 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
UM is a large public university located in the city of Missoula. This university ranks 3rd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were roughly 36 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent year we have data available.
USU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Logan. A Best Colleges rank of #503 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 61 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. This university ranks 13th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 21 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 17 general journalism students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of general journalism school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
