Purdue University - Main Campus BA in Communications

131 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Communications is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at Purdue University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communication arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Communication Arts from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Purdue Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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.

Does Purdue Offer an Online BA in Communication Arts?

Purdue does not offer an online option for its communication arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.

Purdue Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Communication Arts

131 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

77.1% Women

15.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 131 bachelor’s degrees in communication arts handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 77.1% of the students who received their BA in communication arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.2%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication arts at Purdue in 2019-2020, 15.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

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

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*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.