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California State University - Los Angeles MA in Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at California State University - Los Angeles. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in communication and journalism, 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
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Communication & Journalism from Cal State LA Cost?

Cal State LA Graduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$1,043	$1,043

Does Cal State LA Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

Cal State LA does not offer an online option for its communication and journalism master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal State LA Online Learning page.

Cal State LA Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

There were 16 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

Women made up around 81.3% of the communication and journalism students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 68.8% of the communication and journalism master’s degrees at Cal State LA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at Cal State LA

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	16

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.