by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunications is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at Boston University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communication arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $1,218 | $1,218 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,640 | $16,640 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,950 | $1,950 |
Learn more about Boston U tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Boston U communication arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
About 79.4% of the students who received their BA in communication arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.3% of the communication arts bachelor’s degrees at Boston U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 50 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 186 |
| International Students | 111 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 23 |
*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.
