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California State University - Long Beach MA in Communication & Media Studies

4 Master's Degrees Awarded
$41,937 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at California State University - Long Beach. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Communications from CSULB Cost?

$8,280 Average Tuition and Fees

CSULB Graduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$7,176$16,680
Fees$1,104$1,104

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Communications From CSULB?

$41,937 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

communications who receive their master’s degree from CSULB make an average of $41,937 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% lower than the national average of $48,686.

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Does CSULB Offer an Online MA in Communications?

Online degrees for the CSULB communications master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSULB Online Learning page.

CSULB Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

4 Master's Degrees Awarded
75.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 4 master’s degrees in communications 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 communications in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the communications master’s degrees at CSULB in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White2
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

MA in Communications Focus Areas at CSULB

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Speech Communication4

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.

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