by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Pacific Lutheran 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, 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at PLU was ranked #276 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #9 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for PLU.
Part-time undergraduates at PLU paid an average of $1,420 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 | $45,440 | $45,440 |
| Fees | $760 | $760 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,150 | $11,150 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,880 | $2,880 |
Learn more about PLU tuition and fees.
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 PLU in Communications walked away with an average of $24,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from PLU make an average of $34,603 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $31,626.
PLU 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 PLU Online Learning page.
About 64.0% of the students who received their BA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 64.0%.
Around 40.0% of communications bachelor’s degree recipients at PLU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 25 |
*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.
