by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Business/Corporate Communications. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Business/Corporate Communications is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Marquette University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in business communications, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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BA in Communication - Business Communication
When you earn a degree from SNHU that focuses on business communication, you develop the skills that set you up to lead and influence teams executing the strategies that transform professional organizations.
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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for business communications majors, Marquette came in at #2. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for Marquette.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Marquette paid an average of $1,115 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $44,970 | $44,970 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
| Books and Supplies | $816 | $816 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,656 | $13,656 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,550 | $2,550 |
Learn more about Marquette tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Business Communications students who received their bachelor’s degree at Marquette took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 2% higher than the national average of $24,397.
The median early career salary of business communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Marquette is $52,607 per year. That is 43% higher than the national average of $36,869.
Online degrees for the Marquette business 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 Marquette Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the business communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 65.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the business communications bachelor’s degrees at Marquette in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 51%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Business/Corporate Communications students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business/Corporate Communications | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business/corporate communications.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 63 |
| Accounting | 69 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 27 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 13 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 141 |
*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.
