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American University MA in Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at American University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communication and journalism, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Communication & Journalism from The American University Cost?

The American University Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at The American University was $1,906 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$34,533	$34,533
Fees	$991	$991

Does The American University Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

Online degrees for the The American University communication and journalism master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The American University Online Learning page.

The American University Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

There were 148 master’s degrees in communication and journalism awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in communication and journalism in 2019-2020, 78.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 31.8% of communication and journalism master’s degree recipients at The American University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	10
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	66
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at The American University

Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	73
Journalism	38
Public Relations & Advertising	37

References

*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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.