by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Nassau Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Nassau Community College paid an average of $484 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $242 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,800 | $11,600 |
| Fees | $530 | $530 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,950 | $1,950 |
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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 associate degree at Nassau Community College in Communications walked away with an average of $8,200 in student debt. That is 18% lower than the national average of $10,060.
Online degrees for the Nassau Community College communications associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Nassau Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in communications in 2019-2020, 46.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.7%.
Around 57.1% of communications associate degree recipients at Nassau Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 17 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 32 |
*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.
