by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Alverno College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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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 Alverno was ranked #486 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #18 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for Alverno.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Alverno paid an average of $1,242 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,808 | $29,808 |
| Fees | $850 | $850 |
| Books and Supplies | $768 | $768 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,770 | $8,770 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,020 | $5,020 |
Learn more about Alverno 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Alverno in Communications walked away with an average of $41,227 in student debt. That is 69% higher than the national average of $24,445.
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Alverno is $38,289 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Alverno 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 Alverno Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Alverno in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 7 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
