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George Washington University MA in Communication & Media Studies

7 Master's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Communications. 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 George Washington University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communications, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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

$31,824 Average Tuition and Fees

GWU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GWU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $31,770 $31,770
Fees $54 $54

Does GWU Offer an Online MA in Communications?

GWU 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 GWU Online Learning page.

GWU Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

7 Master's Degrees Awarded
85.7% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 7 students received their master’s degree in communications. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 85.7% of the students who received their MA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a master’s degree at GWU in communications at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 1
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MA in Communications Focus Areas at GWU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Communications 7

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Journalism 5
Public Relations & Advertising 62
Publishing 38

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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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