13 Professional Communication BA Degree Programs

Become an effective, ethical writer and communicator with Southwest Minnesota State University's 100% online Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing and Communication. Our curriculum combines writing, rhetoric, art, and communications courses to ensure you graduate as a well-rounded professional ready for the workplace. This interdisciplinary program delivers the skills you need for roles like content marketer, social media manager, copywriter, and public relations specialist.

The BA in Professional Communication program examines language, media, culture, and technology. The program balances the best of academic education, professional experience, and practical skills, and combines a comprehensive overview of communications as an academic field with a selection of courses in professional writing, public relations, journalism, public speaking, organizational communication, and new media.

A Nichols College BA in Communication will prepare you for a dynamic career in social media, television, marketing, journalism, and corporate outreach. You’ll build your creative skills while taking a deep dive into the evolving ethics and impact of modern media trends, setting you up for a sustainable career in any industry.

The Bachelor of Arts in Professional and Technical Communication prepares students to excel in careers that require clear and effective communication skills. The program focuses on teaching students h...

Become a writer, presenter, team member, and speaker and understand the dimensions of communication in professional settings like business, nonprofits, media, technology firms, government, and other organizations. You’ll learn to craft messages for different audiences, both internal (human resources and employee training) and external (media relations, sales, and customer service). North Central offers classes that combine theory with practical application, like group interaction, in which teams of students plan and stage fundraising events for nonprofit organizations. Organizational communication majors are advised to specialize in a second academic area like journalism, marketing, human resources, sociology, or interactive media studies depending on their career goals.

The Bachelor of Arts in Scientific and Technical Communication is designed to help students develop skills in creating clear, professional content for technical fields. The program emphasizes writing,...

Study a Bachelor of Arts in Media Design. This Design B.A. programme is taught entirely in English at our Macromedia campus in Berlin, Germany.

The communication vehicles may be ever-evolving, but writing remains at the core. As a Writing Communication major at Maryville College, you will master methodologies in creative and professional writing.

Your Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies prepares you to be a communication professional in various fields, as you will learn to effectively communicate in interpersonal, organizational, and public settings with creativity and polish.

Students who study Strategic Communication at Washington and Lee benefit from a liberal arts education provided through a professional prism. By offering students the best of both, we prepare them to participate in a democratic society by teaching them to think critically, to communicate clearly, and to fully recognize the role of news, public relations and other forms of media in a free society.

The Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Entrepreneurial Leadership (BA-COMEL) degree focuses on project management, team building, and ethics to prepare our students for entry-level jobs in fields such as civic organizing, media production, public relations, management, and other positions that require organizational leadership and business development.

One of the many aspects that distinguish Salem’s Communication Program is that it focuses on critical thinking, writing, and visual literacy, rather than stressing technical skills with software or hardware that will soon be outdated. You will gain a broad-based knowledge while honing your specialized skills through writing and video assignments, research projects, internships, independent study and work on any of our student-run media outlets.

You'll have amazing opportunities to gain real-life experience as an intern, develop an extensive portfolio of your work, and establish professional networking contacts.