Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at DePaul University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. The bachelor's program at DePaul was ranked #267 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #10 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for DePaul.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at DePaul paid an average of $655 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $40,551 | $40,551 |
Fees | $651 | $651 |
Books and Supplies | $1,104 | $1,104 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,093 | $15,093 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,394 | $2,394 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at DePaul in Communications walked away with an average of $24,500 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from DePaul make an average of $34,501 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $31,626.
DePaul does not offer an online option for its communications bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DePaul Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their BA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communications at DePaul in 2019-2020, 34.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 14 |
Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 103 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Speech Communication | 40 |
Communication & Media Studies | 128 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Journalism | 42 |
Public Relations & Advertising | 189 |
*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.