The 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 University of Michigan - Flint. 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 UM Flint was ranked #701 on College Factual's Best Schools for communications list. It is also ranked #20 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for UM Flint.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UM Flint paid an average of $984 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $495 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,868 | $23,604 |
Fees | $454 | $454 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,650 | $10,650 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,044 | $2,044 |
Learn more about UM Flint 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 UM Flint 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 UM Flint is $27,181 per year. That is 14% lower than the national average of $31,626.
UM Flint 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 UM Flint Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at UM Flint in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Communications | 24 |
*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.