by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Communications. 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 Albion 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Albion was ranked #216 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #5 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Albion.
Part-time undergraduates at Albion paid an average of $2,090 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $50,070 | $50,070 |
| Fees | $520 | $520 |
| Books and Supplies | $700 | $700 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,380 | $12,380 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $800 | $800 |
Learn more about Albion tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Communications students who received their bachelor’s degree at Albion 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 Albion make an average of $39,729 a year during the early days of their career. That is 26% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Albion communications bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Albion Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their BA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.8% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Albion in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communications | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 1 |
*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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