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

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 master's degrees in communication & journalism during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 colleges for communication & journalism students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Utah list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

1

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in communication & journalism has to check out Weber State University. WSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ogden.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from Weber State University

2

Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Southern Utah University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in communication & journalism. Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the town of Cedar City.More information about a master’s in communication & journalism from Southern Utah University

Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	30	236
Montana	26	13
Idaho	25	9
Wyoming	23	6

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Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	92

Most Popular Majors Related to Communication & Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	80
English Language & Literature	78
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	43
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	23
Theology & Religious Vocations	16
History	15
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	11
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	7

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.