by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Marquette University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, 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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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. Marquette was ranked #89 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for communications majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for Marquette.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Marquette was $1,115 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. 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 $24,445.
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Marquette is $40,419 per year. That is 28% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Marquette 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.
About 65.6% of the students who received their BA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Marquette in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communications | 31 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 30 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 119 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1 |
*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.
