by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of Hawaii at Hilo. 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 UH Hilo was ranked #664 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #3 in Hawaii.
Here are some of the other rankings for UH Hilo.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UH Hilo paid an average of $846 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $306 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,344 | $20,304 |
| Fees | $494 | $494 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,340 | $1,340 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,248 | $8,248 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,928 | $3,928 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Communications students who received their bachelor’s degree at UH Hilo took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. 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 UH Hilo is $27,822 per year. That is 12% lower than the national average of $31,626.
UH Hilo 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 UH Hilo Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.8% of the communications students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communications at UH Hilo in 2019-2020, 79.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 14 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 34 |
*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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