The main focus area for this major is Communications. 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 Georgetown College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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 Georgetown College was ranked #538 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #8 in Kentucky.
Here are some of the other rankings for Georgetown College.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Georgetown College was $1,230 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. 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 | $39,810 | $39,810 |
Fees | $990 | $990 |
Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,670 | $10,670 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,282 | $2,282 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Communications students who received their bachelor’s degree at Georgetown College took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,445.
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Georgetown College is $29,685 per year. That is 6% lower than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Georgetown College 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 Georgetown College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 40.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Around 20.0% of communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgetown College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Communications | 15 |
*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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