by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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.
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 communications major at IWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communications. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for IWU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at IWU paid an average of $399 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,871 | $8,871 |
| Fees | $800 | $800 |
| Books and Supplies | $784 | $784 |
Learn more about IWU tuition and fees.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. IWU 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 IWU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 85.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communications at IWU in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communications | 7 |
*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.
