Academic Year Represented
2024
Mission Statement
“The Department’s mission, reflected in its focus on a broad-based education, is to prepare students for careers in industries requiring mass communication skills and to be engaged citizens.”
Technology/Equipment/Facilities
The Department has three Mac-based computer labs located in its building. Each lab is equipped with standard desktop-publishing and data management software. In addition, the broadcast lab has digital audio and video editing software. Each lab is open to student outside of class times. The Department also has a fully-functional digital television studio.
Undergraduate Degrees Offered
Bachelor of the Arts in Mass Communication
Graduate Degrees Offered
None
Majors
Mass Communication
Tracks within Majors
Journalism, Public Relations
Internships Accepted for Credit
3 Hours
Internships Facilitated
The Department has placed students in a variety of internships from doing PR work with the Cardiovascular Institute of the South (located in Houma, LA) to FOX-8 TV News in New Orleans.
Experiential and/or Immersion Programs for Credit
The Department has an internship program.
Online Options
None
Study-Abroad Options
None
Graduate Programs
None
Department Budget
$500,811
Amount Spent per Student
$6,340
Undergrad Student Fees
$7,319
Undergraduate Student Fees Exclusive of Housing and Meal Plan
$1,614
Undergraduate Student Fees for Housing and Meal Plan
$5,706
Undergrad In-State Tuition
$2,461
Undergrad Out-of-State Tuition
$4,621
Average Undergraduate Financial Aid
$12,426
Average Undergraduate Student Debt
$22,675
Graduate Student Fees
$0
Graduate In-State Tuition
$0
Graduate Out-of-State Tuition
$0
Average Graduate Financial Aid
$0
Average Graduate Student Debt
$0
Total Accredited Unit Enrollment
79
Undergraduate Enrollment
79
Graduate Enrollment
0
Number of In-State Students
76
Percentage of In-State Students
96
Number of International Students
0
Percentage of International Students
0
Male
40
Female
39
Not Specified
0
White
49
Black
18
Asian
0
Hispanic/Latino
8
Pacific Islands or Native Hawaiian
0
Native American or Native Alaskan
1
Other
1
Average Size of Skill Based Classes
10
Average Size of Non-Skill Based Classes
51
First Year Student (Freshman) Retention Rate at University
76
Four Year Completion Rate
28
Six Year Completion Rate
54
Full-Time Employment within Six Months of Graduation
57
Full-Time Employment Within Field of Study
50
Part-Time Employment Within Field of Study
16
Full-Time Employment Not In Field of Study
25
Part-Time Employment Not In Field of Study
0
Attending a Graduate Program
14
Unemployed
8
Unknown Status
0
Full-Time Faculty
5
Part-Time Faculty
2
Faculty with Tenure
4
Faculty on Tenure Track
2
Untenured Part-Time Faculty
0
Untenured Full-Time Faculty
3
Percentage of Faculty within Scholarship or Research Field
100
Male
4
Female
3
Unspecified
0
White
7
Black
1
Asian
0
Hispanic/Latino
0
Pacific Island or Native Hawaiian
0
Native American or Native Alaskan
0
Other
0
Faculty-to-Student Ratio for All Classes
17
Faculty-to-Student Ratio for Skill Classes
10