Communication & Journalism is a program of study at Eastern Washington University. 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, diversity of students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at EWU was ranked #424 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication and journalism list. It is also ranked #11 in Washington.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at EWU paid an average of $930 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $224 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,707 | $24,676 |
Fees | $1,026 | $1,026 |
Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,480 | $13,480 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,075 | $3,075 |
Learn more about EWU tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the EWU communication and journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the EWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.0% of the communication and journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.8% of the communication and journalism bachelor’s degrees at EWU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 65 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Communication & Media Studies | 97 |
Journalism | 9 |
*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.