by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Communication & Media Studies. 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 Berea College. 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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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 Berea was ranked #296 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #4 in Kentucky.
Here are some of the other rankings for Berea.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $44,400 | $44,400 |
| Fees | $692 | $692 |
| Books and Supplies | $700 | $700 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,264 | $7,264 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,600 | $2,600 |
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The median early career salary of communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Berea is $25,194 per year. That is 20% lower than the national average of $31,626.
Berea 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 Berea Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 58.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 50.0% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Berea in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 24 |
*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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