by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Journalism is a program of study at University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication and journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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 UNK was ranked #351 on College Factual's Best Schools for communication and journalism list. It is also ranked #5 in Nebraska.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNK.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNK paid an average of $455 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $209 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,270 | $13,650 |
| Fees | $1,670 | $1,670 |
| Books and Supplies | $700 | $700 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,776 | $10,776 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,640 | $4,640 |
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UNK does not offer an online option for its communication and journalism bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNK Online Learning page.
About 41.7% of the students who received their BA in communication and journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 8.3% of the communication and journalism bachelor’s degrees at UNK in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 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.
