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 Washington - Seattle Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in communications, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for communications majors, UW Seattle came in at #30. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Washington.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW Seattle.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UW Seattle was $1,267 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $354 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,629 | $37,998 |
| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,887 | $13,887 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,787 | $2,787 |
Learn more about UW Seattle 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. Communications students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW Seattle took out an average of $16,750 in student loans. That is 31% lower than the national average of $24,445.
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle is $40,364 per year. That is 28% higher than the national average of $31,626.
UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 63.1% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 42.8% of the communications bachelor’s degrees at UW Seattle in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 93 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 173 |
| International Students | 84 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 47 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 463 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 40 |
*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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