by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Communication & Media Studies. 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 Fisher College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Fisher College was ranked #483 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #19 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Fisher College.
Part-time undergraduates at Fisher College paid an average of $400 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,700 | $31,700 |
| Fees | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,569 | $16,569 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,200 | $3,200 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Communications students who received their bachelor’s degree at Fisher College took out an average of $30,000 in student loans. That is 23% higher than the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from Fisher College make an average of $46,478 a year during the early days of their career. That is 47% higher than the national average of $31,626.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Fisher College does offer online classes in its communications bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Fisher College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 53.8% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communications at Fisher College in 2019-2020, 23.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 13 |
*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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