by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Journalism is a program of study at Rochester Institute of Technology. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication and journalism, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at RIT paid an average of $1,710 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,352 | $47,352 |
| Fees | $676 | $676 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,098 | $1,098 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,976 | $13,976 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $946 | $946 |
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Online degrees for the RIT communication and journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIT Online Learning page.
About 65.8% of the students who received their BA in communication and journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 34.2% of the communication and journalism bachelor’s degrees at RIT in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 42 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 11 |
| Journalism | 5 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 42 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 15 |
*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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