Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Lasell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 Lasell was ranked #196 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #10 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Lasell.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Lasell paid an average of $1,250 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $37,500 | $37,500 |
Fees | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,000 | $16,000 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
Learn more about Lasell 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. Communications students who received their bachelor’s degree at Lasell took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lasell make an average of $36,914 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Lasell 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 Lasell Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.2% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Around 12.1% of communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Lasell in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 44 |
International Students | 11 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Communications | 46 |
Other Communication & Media Studies | 20 |
*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.