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 Asbury University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Asbury was ranked #500 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #7 in Kentucky.
Here are some of the other rankings for Asbury.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Asbury was $1,210 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,460 | $31,460 |
| Fees | $568 | $568 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,365 | $1,365 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,969 | $7,969 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,060 | $3,060 |
Learn more about Asbury 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 Asbury in Communications walked away with an average of $22,048 in student debt. That is 10% lower than the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from Asbury make an average of $31,708 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Asbury 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 Asbury Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.1% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Asbury 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communications | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 4 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 42 |
*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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