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University of Nevada - Las Vegas BA in Communication & Media Studies

237 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$37,104 Average Salary
$21,400 Average Student Debt

Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. 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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Rankings for the UNLV BA in Communications

#171 in the U.S
#1 in Nevada

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 UNLV was ranked #171 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #1 in Nevada.

Here are some of the other rankings for UNLV.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k)16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k)17
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k)25
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)27
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)27
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)37
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)38
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans41
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)47
Most Popular Colleges for Communication & Media Studies48
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies49
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)49
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)51
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k)51
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)55
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)60
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans60
Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Veterans64
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Communication & Media Studies Graduates64
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)65
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)67
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)80
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k)80
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies88
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k)94
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools103
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies114
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies117
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies136
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools155
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies170
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools171
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Media Studies Graduates201
Highest Paid Communication & Media Studies Graduates210
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies211
Most Focused Colleges for Communication & Media Studies216

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Communications from UNLV Cost?

$8,465 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$21,400 Average Student Debt

UNLV Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNLV paid an average of $521 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $242 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$7,747$23,398
Fees$718$718
Books and Supplies$1,240$1,240
On Campus Room and Board$10,924$10,924
On Campus Other Expenses$4,368$4,368

Learn more about UNLV tuition and fees.

UNLV Communications BA Student Debt

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 UNLV in Communications walked away with an average of $21,400 in student debt. That is 12% lower than the national average of $24,445.

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in Communications From UNLV?

$37,104 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNLV make an average of $37,104 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $31,626.

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Does UNLV Offer an Online BA in Communications?

UNLV 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 UNLV Online Learning page.

UNLV Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Communications

237 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
68.4% Women
59.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 237 students received their bachelor’s degree in communications. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 68.4% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 59.1% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at UNLV in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian16
Black or African American29
Hispanic or Latino54
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2
White95
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities40

BA in Communications Focus Areas at UNLV

Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Speech Communication113
Communication & Media Studies124

References

*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.

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