by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Austin 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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With an online bachelor's degree in communication you'll have the opportunity to pursue a multitude of career options. From journalism and social media, to public relations, advertising and mass media, earning your BA in communication will allow you to strategize and communicate your ideas.
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 communications major at Austin College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Austin College.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Austin College paid an average of $1,514 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $42,405 | $42,405 |
| Fees | $185 | $185 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,752 | $12,752 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,400 | $1,400 |
Learn more about Austin College tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Austin College 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 Austin College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 33.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 66.7% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Austin College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 3 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 6 |
*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.
