by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at East Central University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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 ECU was ranked #459 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #5 in Oklahoma.
Here are some of the other rankings for ECU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ECU paid an average of $547 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $235 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,648 | $15,008 |
| Fees | $1,404 | $1,404 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,538 | $7,538 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,400 | $3,400 |
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communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from ECU make an average of $33,993 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the ECU 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 ECU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 54.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Around 27.3% of communications bachelor’s degree recipients at ECU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 3 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 19 |
*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.
