by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Communication & Media Studies. 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 Colorado Mesa University. 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 Colorado Mesa was ranked #666 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #11 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for Colorado Mesa.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Colorado Mesa was $762 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $278 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,787 | $21,336 |
| Fees | $899 | $899 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,560 | $1,560 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,168 | $11,168 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,110 | $3,110 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Communications students who received their bachelor’s degree at Colorado Mesa took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 2% higher than the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from Colorado Mesa make an average of $31,133 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 65.8% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.6% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Colorado Mesa in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 38 |
*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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