by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Belmont University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Belmont was ranked #248 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #3 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for Belmont.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Belmont paid an average of $1,330 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $35,310 | $35,310 |
| Fees | $1,720 | $1,720 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,890 | $12,890 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,130 | $5,130 |
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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 Belmont took out an average of $23,250 in student loans. That is 5% lower than the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from Belmont make an average of $31,133 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 Belmont 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 Belmont Online Learning page.
About 71.8% of the students who received their BA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.5% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Belmont in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 8 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 10 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 22 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 28 |
| Publishing | 7 |
*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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