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Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix BA in Communication & Media Studies

The main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. 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 Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the ASU - Downtown Phoenix BA in Communications

#66 in the U.S
#4 in Arizona

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. ASU - Downtown Phoenix was ranked #66 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for communications majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #4 in Arizona.

Here are some of the other rankings for ASU - Downtown Phoenix.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Communication & Media Studies Graduates 54
Best Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 66
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 112
Most Popular Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 423
Most Focused Colleges for Communication & Media Studies 854

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Communications from ASU - Downtown Phoenix Cost?

$11,338 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$21,000 Average Student Debt

ASU - Downtown Phoenix Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ASU - Downtown Phoenix paid an average of $1,200 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $765 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $10,710 $28,800
Fees $628 $628
Books and Supplies $1,171 $1,171
On Campus Room and Board $14,924 $14,924
On Campus Other Expenses $3,430 $3,430

Learn more about ASU - Downtown Phoenix tuition and fees.

ASU - Downtown Phoenix Communications BA Student Debt

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 ASU - Downtown Phoenix took out an average of $21,000 in student loans. That is 14% lower than the national average of $24,445.

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in Communications From ASU - Downtown Phoenix?

$37,700 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from ASU - Downtown Phoenix make an average of $37,700 a year during the early days of their career. That is 19% higher than the national average of $31,626.

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Does ASU - Downtown Phoenix Offer an Online BA in Communications?

ASU - Downtown Phoenix 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 ASU - Downtown Phoenix Online Learning page.

ASU - Downtown Phoenix Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Communications

37 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
59.5% Women
51.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 37 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

About 59.5% of the students who received their BA in communications in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 51.4% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at ASU - Downtown Phoenix in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 12
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BA in Communications Focus Areas at ASU - Downtown Phoenix

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 37

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Journalism 232
Public Relations & Advertising 78

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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