The 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 Borough of Manhattan Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in communications, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at BMCC was $320 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $210 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,800 | $7,680 |
Fees | $370 | $370 |
Books and Supplies | $1,364 | $1,364 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Communications students who received their associate degree at BMCC took out an average of $8,250 in student loans. That is 18% lower than the national average of $10,060.
communications who receive their associate degree from BMCC make an average of $20,140 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% lower than the national average of $20,800.
BMCC does not offer an online option for its communications associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the BMCC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in communications in 2019-2020, 69.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 83.7% of the communications associate degrees at BMCC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 23 |
Hispanic or Latino | 43 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 86 |
*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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