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Wartburg College BA in Communication & Media Studies

13 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$35,213 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Communication & Media Studies. 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 Wartburg College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Wartburg BA in Communications

#282 in the U.S
#8 in Iowa

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Wartburg was ranked #282 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #8 in Iowa.

Here are some of the other rankings for Wartburg.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools269
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies280
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools282
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Media Studies Graduates285
Highest Paid Communication & Media Studies Graduates297
Most Focused Colleges for Communication & Media Studies313
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k)363
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)381
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k)387
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income Over $110k)387
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $30-$48k)407
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $0-$30k)414
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)414
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)442
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)449
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (With Aid)477
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)484
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans506
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)514
Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges for Veterans529
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies611
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies624
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies652
Most Popular Colleges for Communication & Media Studies781

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

$45,680 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Wartburg Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wartburg paid an average of $2,500 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$43,500$43,500
Fees$2,180$2,180
Books and Supplies$1,100$1,100
On Campus Room and Board$9,592$9,592
On Campus Other Expenses$1,300$1,300

Learn more about Wartburg tuition and fees.

Wartburg Communications BA Student Debt

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 bachelor’s degree at Wartburg in Communications walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,445.

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

$35,213 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wartburg make an average of $35,213 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $31,626.

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Does Wartburg Offer an Online BA in Communications?

Wartburg 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 Wartburg Online Learning page.

Wartburg Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Communications

13 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
61.5% Women
15.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 13 bachelor’s degrees in communications handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 61.5% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communications at Wartburg in 2019-2020, 15.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BA in Communications Focus Areas at Wartburg

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies13

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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