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American University MA in Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at American University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in media studies, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Media Studies from The American University Cost?

The American University Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at The American University paid an average of $1,906 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 Media Studies?

Online degrees for the The American University media studies 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 Media Studies

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 73 master’s degrees in media studies handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 87.7% of the students who received their MA in media studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in media studies at The American University in 2019-2020, 23.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

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.