Bachelor in Communication (Bachelor's)

Albion College has grown into a residential undergraduate institution focused on connecting academic study with practical experience. Students choose from more than 100 areas of study, with majors, minors, concentrations, and certificate options across fields such as biochemistry, computer science, data science, economics, education, environmental studies, public policy, psychology, Spanish, theatre, and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.

Experiential learning is built into the academic experience through internships, undergraduate research, creative projects, community engagement, and global study. Students can work with faculty on research projects as early as their first year. Albion’s centers, institutes, and programs provide professional development and community engagement in public policy, medicine, sustainability, teacher development, social change, business, and management. The Prentiss M. Brown Honors Program offers small interdisciplinary classes and cultural events.

The college is located at 611 East Porter Street in Albion, Michigan. Students have access to campus events, athletic events, campus tours, and virtual campus exploration. Albion states that every first-year and transfer student receives a scholarship, with an average financial aid package of $52,128 for the 2025-26 academic year. International students should also note the college’s global study opportunities and its focus on mentoring, career preparation, and applying classroom learning beyond campus.

This undergraduate program examines the process of human communication, including creating, delivering, and receiving messages, and analyzes how these messages influence everyday life and public opinion. Students develop skills to meet 21st-century communication challenges through discussion-based learning, research, and application of theories to the world. The program emphasizes critical analysis of communication practices and the development of practical oral, written, and visual communication skills.

Focus areas include interpersonal communication, health communication, sport communication, political communication, environmental communication, mass communication.

Graduates enter professions such as public service, public relations, advertising, event planning, business, electronic media, politics, education, and law, with specific job titles including Entrepreneur, Media Planner, and Marketing Account Manager.

For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 83% of applicants.