The main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. 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 St John’s University - New York. 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.
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. The bachelor's program at STJ was ranked #335 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #35 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for STJ.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at STJ paid an average of $1,439 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $42,530 | $42,530 |
Fees | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Books and Supplies | $670 | $670 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,970 | $17,970 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,213 | $2,213 |
Learn more about STJ 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at STJ in Communications walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 10% higher than the national average of $24,445.
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from STJ is $32,010 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $31,626.
STJ does not offer an online option for its communications bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the STJ Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 67.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communications at STJ in 2019-2020, 41.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 25 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 61 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Speech Communication | 122 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Journalism | 36 |
Public Relations & Advertising | 81 |
View All Communication & Media Studies Related Majors >
*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.