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 LaGuardia Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at LaGuardia paid an average of $320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $210 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,800 | $7,680 |
| Fees | $418 | $418 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,516 | $1,516 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Communications students who received their associate degree at LaGuardia took out an average of $7,875 in student loans. That is 22% lower than the national average of $10,060.
communications who receive their associate degree from LaGuardia make an average of $31,133 a year during the early days of their career. That is 50% higher than the national average of $20,800.
LaGuardia 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 LaGuardia Online Learning page.
About 70.0% of the students who received their AA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 88.3% of the communications associate degrees at LaGuardia in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 60 |
*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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