Valparaiso University BA in Communications

25 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Communications is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at Valparaiso University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in communication arts, 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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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Communication Arts from Valpo Cost?

$43,286 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Valpo Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Valpo was $1,840 per credit hour 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	$41,940	$41,940
Fees	$1,346	$1,346
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$12,620	$12,620
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,620	$1,620

Learn more about Valpo tuition and fees.

Does Valpo Offer an Online BA in Communication Arts?

Online degrees for the Valpo communication arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Valpo Online Learning page.

Valpo Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Communication Arts

25 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

56.0% Women

28.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 25 students received their bachelor’s degree in communication arts. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 56.0% of the students who received their BA in communication arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.2%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 28.0% of communication arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Valpo in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.