University of Massachusetts - Boston BA in Communications

111 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Communications is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at University of Massachusetts - Boston. 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, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Communication Arts from UMass Boston Cost?

$14,677 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UMass Boston Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMass Boston paid an average of $1,443 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $591 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$14,187	$34,649
Fees	$490	$490
Books and Supplies	$800	$800
On Campus Room and Board	$17,437	$17,437
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,920	$1,920

Learn more about UMass Boston tuition and fees.

Does UMass Boston Offer an Online BA in Communication Arts?

Online degrees for the UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston Online Learning page.

UMass Boston Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Communication Arts

111 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

68.5% Women

37.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 111 students received their bachelor’s degree in communication arts. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 68.5% 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 UMass Boston in 2019-2020, 37.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	18
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	48
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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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.