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Harvard University MA in Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at Harvard University. 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, diversity of students, 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 Harvard Cost?

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Harvard paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$49,448	$49,448
Fees	$1,206	$1,206

Does Harvard Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

Harvard 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 Harvard Online Learning page.

Harvard Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 15 master’s degrees in communication and journalism handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in communication and journalism in 2019-2020, 73.3% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 72.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 40.0% of communication and journalism master’s degree recipients at Harvard 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Journalism	15

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.