by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Communication & Media Studies. 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 Florida International University. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at FIU was $992 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $446 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,912 | $21,393 |
| Fees | $2,194 | $2,818 |
communications who receive their master’s degree from FIU make an average of $49,214 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $48,686.
FIU 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 FIU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 76.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Around 75.3% of communications master’s degree recipients at FIU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 89 |
*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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