by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Chapman University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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With an online bachelor's degree in communication you'll have the opportunity to pursue a multitude of career options. From journalism and social media, to public relations, advertising and mass media, earning your BA in communication will allow you to strategize and communicate your ideas.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Chapman was ranked #94 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for communications majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #12 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Chapman.
Part-time undergraduates at Chapman paid an average of $1,765 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,830 | $56,830 |
| Fees | $384 | $384 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,138 | $16,138 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,320 | $3,320 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Chapman in Communications walked away with an average of $20,000 in student debt. That is 18% lower than the national average of $24,445.
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Chapman is $37,640 per year. That is 19% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Chapman communications bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Chapman Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.5% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Around 39.8% of communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Chapman in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 53 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 96 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 33 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 62 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
