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 Johns Hopkins University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in communications, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Johns Hopkins paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,010 | $57,010 |
| Fees | $2,415 | $2,415 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from Johns Hopkins is $71,798 per year. That is 47% higher than the national average of $48,686.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Johns Hopkins does offer online classes in its communications master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Johns Hopkins Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.5% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communications at Johns Hopkins in 2019-2020, 28.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 50 |
| International Students | 37 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 128 |
*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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