Tennessee State University BA in Communications

62 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Communications is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at Tennessee State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in communication arts, 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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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Communication Arts from Tennessee State University Cost?

$9,012 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Tennessee State University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Tennessee State University was $881 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $351 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,854	$20,574
Fees	$1,158	$1,158
Books and Supplies	$2,900	$2,900
On Campus Room and Board	$7,612	$7,612
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,900	$3,900

Learn more about Tennessee State University tuition and fees.

Does Tennessee State University Offer an Online BA in Communication Arts?

Online degrees for the Tennessee State University communication arts bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tennessee State University Online Learning page.

Tennessee State University Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Communication Arts

62 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

66.1% Women

91.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 62 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

Women made up around 66.1% of the communication arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 65.2%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 91.9% of communication arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Tennessee State University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

References

*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.