by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Grand Valley State 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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Part-time graduates at GVSU paid an average of $727 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $17,448 | $17,448 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from GVSU is $43,584 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $48,686.
Online degrees for the GVSU 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 GVSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.0% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.0% of the communications master’s degrees at GVSU in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 20 |
*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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