2025 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Communication & Journalism isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #15 in popularity out of 37 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for communication & journalism students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 205 master's degrees in communication & journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to communication & journalism students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of communication & journalism students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt communication & journalism students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized communication & journalism related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for communication & journalism students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The communication & journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Colorado.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication & Journalism in Colorado

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in communication & journalism.

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Communication & Journalism

1

University of Denver
Denver, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

137 Annual Graduates

University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in communication & journalism. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from University of Denver

2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in communication & journalism. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	30	85
Montana	26	13
Idaho	25	9
Wyoming	23	6

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Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	156
Public Relations & Advertising	21
Journalism	17
Communication & Journalism (Other)	11

Most Popular Majors Related to Communication & Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	363
English Language & Literature	196
Theology & Religious Vocations	193
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	67
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	65
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	59
History	58
Philosophy & Religious Studies	25
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	5

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett. More about our data sources and methodologies.