by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. 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 College of Mount Saint Vincent. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 bachelor's program at Mount Saint Vincent was ranked #569 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #59 in New York.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mount Saint Vincent paid an average of $1,095 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $39,500 | $39,500 |
| Fees | $1,480 | $1,480 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,185 | $1,185 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,200 | $2,200 |
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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 Mount Saint Vincent took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,445.
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mount Saint Vincent is $28,960 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Mount Saint Vincent 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 Mount Saint Vincent Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.6% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Around 70.6% of communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Mount Saint Vincent in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 17 |
*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.
