2021 Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a bachelor's in communication & journalism. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication & journalism programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the communication & journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Brigham Young University - Provo has taken the #1 spot in this year's communication & journalism ranking for non-traditional students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo. BYU also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 12,325 students take at least one class online at BYU. About 4,504 of the students at BYU are attending part time.
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University of Denver comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.7% of DU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,512 of DU students are exclusively distance learners. 5,249 of DU students are attending part time.
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University of Utah landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population. U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. About 7,185 of the students at U of U are attending part time.
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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population. CU - Boulder also made our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at CU - Boulder is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. 7,631 of CU - Boulder students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Idaho as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population. U of I not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 1.2% of U of I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,845 students take at least one class online at U of I. 3,189 of U of I students are attending part time.
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Utah State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best communication & journalism schools for non-traditional students. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan. USU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 13,751 students take at least one class online at USU. 9,734 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Colorado State University - Fort Collins as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.
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Our rankings recognize University of Northern Colorado as the #8 school in this year's rankings. University of Northern Colorado is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greeley.
About 0.9% of University of Northern Colorado students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,583 students take at least one class online at University of Northern Colorado. There are roughly 3,468 part time students in attendance at University of Northern Colorado.
Full Communication & Journalism at University of Northern Colorado Report
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 4,485 students at UCCS that take at least one class online. 4,071 of UCCS students are attending part time.
Full Communication & Journalism at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Report
Our rankings recognize University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU Anschutz, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.9% of CU Anschutz students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,659 students take at least one class online at CU Anschutz. 11,636 students are part time.
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