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 Purdue University - Main Campus. 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, 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Purdue is in the top 10% of the country for communications. More specifically it was ranked #42 out of 787 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Purdue.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,030 | $10,030 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,760 | $1,760 |
Learn more about Purdue tuition and fees.
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 Purdue took out an average of $21,081 in student loans. That is 14% lower than the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue make an average of $38,443 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the Purdue 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 Purdue Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.1% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 15.3% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at Purdue in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 85 |
| International Students | 24 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communications | 131 |
*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.
