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 The University of Tampa. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 UT was ranked #285 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #10 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT.
Part-time undergraduates at UT paid an average of $613 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $28,802 | $28,802 |
| Fees | $2,082 | $2,082 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,526 | $11,526 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,130 | $4,130 |
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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 UT in Communications walked away with an average of $24,250 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $24,445.
communications who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT make an average of $34,187 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $31,626.
Online degrees for the UT 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 UT Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.3% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communications at UT in 2019-2020, 10.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 51 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communications | 75 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 6 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 4 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 75 |
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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.
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