Strategic communication Tuition and fees

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Bachelor of arts in communication
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Tuition and fees

A bachelor’s degree requires 120 credit hours, but the typical transfer student admitted to this program needs only 60 credit hours to complete this bachelor’s degree. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, residency, course choices and your academic progress. 

Standard student

Domestic undergraduate and graduate students in an online UMSL program listed on this site pay in-state tuition regardless of residency.

120
credit hours
$480.00
tuition per credit hour
$57,600.00
estimated program cost

These estimates are for illustrative purposes only and are based on academic year 2023-2024 information.

Transfer student

Domestic undergraduate and graduate students in an online UMSL program listed on this site pay in-state tuition regardless of residency.

60
credit hours
$480.00
tuition per credit hour
$28,800.00
estimated program cost

These estimates are for illustrative purposes only and are based on academic year 2023-2024 information.

Additional costs

These estimates do not include your application fee, textbooks, course materials or course fees. Course fees vary from department to department. UMSL does not assess a separate activity or technology fee. Your actual program costs will vary from these estimated totals.

See more about tuition and fees.

The University reserves the right to increase or decrease the fees charged for attendance and other services at the University when the Board of Curators considers it in the best interest of the University to do so. Any increase in fees must be approved by the Board of Curators not less than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of the academic term (semester, etc.) to which these fees will be applied. Any change in fees will be effective irrespective of whether fees have or have not been paid by or on behalf of a student prior to the effective date of the modification. For more information on tuition and fees, visit the Office of Cashiers.

Financial aid

Students may receive several types of financial aid, including loans, grants and scholarships.

The UMSL Student Financial Services Office can provide further information and assist you with federal aid and upcoming scholarship deadlines.

Learn more about this program

This program is administered by the Department of Communication & Media