by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Colorado State paid an average of $1,433 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $584 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,520 | $25,791 |
| Fees | $2,264 | $2,264 |
communications who receive their master’s degree from Colorado State make an average of $49,644 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $48,686.
Colorado State does not offer an online option for its communications master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Colorado State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.9% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the communications master’s degrees at Colorado State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 7 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 10 |
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*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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