East Carolina University BA in Speech Communication

Speech Communication is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at East Carolina University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in speech communication, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Speech Communication from ECU Cost?

$7,239 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

ECU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at ECU was $864 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $185 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,452	$20,729
Fees	$2,787	$2,787
Books and Supplies	$1,524	$1,524
On Campus Room and Board	$10,136	$10,136
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,710	$3,710

Learn more about ECU tuition and fees.

Does ECU Offer an Online BA in Speech Communication?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. ECU does offer online classes in its speech communication bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ECU Online Learning page.

ECU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Speech Communication

302 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

65.9% Women

28.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 302 bachelor’s degrees in speech communication handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 65.9% of the speech communication students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.5% of the speech communication bachelor’s degrees at ECU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	18
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	202
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

References

*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.