2022 Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

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Journalism is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 14,528 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,042 and had an average of $24,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 488 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,786 and $19,782 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent journalism 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 journalism program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income Over $110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

$23,242 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Montana is a public institution located in Missoula, Montana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Journalism at UM

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Journalism Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 8 masters’s journalism degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. 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.

Read more about Journalism at University of Colorado Boulder

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Journalism (Income Over $110k)

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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