University of North Carolina at Asheville BA in Communication & Media Studies

33 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Communication & Media Studies is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at University of North Carolina at Asheville. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in media studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Media Studies from UNCA Cost?

$7,244 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UNCA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UNCA paid an average of $895 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $172 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,122	$21,470
Fees	$3,122	$3,122
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,950	$9,950
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,464	$2,464

Learn more about UNCA tuition and fees.

Does UNCA Offer an Online BA in Media Studies?

UNCA does not offer an online option for its media studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNCA Online Learning page.

UNCA Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Media Studies

33 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

66.7% Women

12.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 33 students received their bachelor’s degree in media studies. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 66.7% of the students who received their BA in media studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.9%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in media studies at UNCA in 2019-2020, 12.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

References

*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.