Hobart and William Smith Colleges BA in Communication & Media Studies

53 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Communication & Media Studies is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in media studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Media Studies from The Colleges Cost?

$58,650 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

The Colleges Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at The Colleges paid an average of $1,794 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	$57,400	$57,400
Fees	$1,250	$1,250
Books and Supplies	$1,300	$1,300
On Campus Room and Board	$15,876	$15,876
On Campus Other Expenses	$700	$700

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Does The Colleges Offer an Online BA in Media Studies?

The Colleges does not offer an online option for its media studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The Colleges Online Learning page.

The Colleges Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Media Studies

53 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

49.1% Women

13.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 53 students received their bachelor’s degree in media studies. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 49.1% of the media studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.9%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 13.2% of media studies bachelor’s degree recipients at The Colleges in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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*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.