by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Journalism is a program of study at Dalton State College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communication and journalism, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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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 communication and journalism major at DSC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for DSC.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at DSC paid an average of $395 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $107 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,563 | $9,469 |
| Fees | $1,120 | $1,120 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,350 | $1,350 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,588 | $8,588 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,485 | $1,485 |
Learn more about DSC tuition and fees.
DSC does not offer an online option for its communication and journalism bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DSC Online Learning page.
About 47.1% of the students who received their BA in communication and journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication and journalism at DSC in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 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.
