by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Baylor 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. Baylor is in the top 10% of the country for communications. More specifically it was ranked #70 out of 787 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Baylor.
Part-time undergraduates at Baylor paid an average of $1,856 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 | $44,544 | $44,544 |
| Fees | $4,702 | $4,702 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,284 | $1,284 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,274 | $13,274 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,276 | $3,276 |
Learn more about Baylor 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. Communications students who received their bachelor’s degree at Baylor took out an average of $23,000 in student loans. That is 6% lower than the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from Baylor make an average of $41,406 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Baylor 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 Baylor Online Learning page.
About 54.9% of the students who received their BA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Around 28.6% of communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Baylor in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 130 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communications | 161 |
| Speech Communication | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 86 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 56 |
*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.
