by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Indiana University - Bloomington. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at IU Bloomington paid an average of $1,331 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $408 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,786 | $31,932 |
| Fees | $1,406 | $1,406 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their doctor’s degree from IU Bloomington is $66,821 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
IU Bloomington does not offer an online option for its communications doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the IU Bloomington Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.3% of the communications students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Around 14.3% of communications doctor’s degree recipients at IU Bloomington in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 6 |
*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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