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 Missouri State University - Springfield. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Missouri State paid an average of $608 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $302 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 | $5,436 | $10,944 |
| Fees | $1,098 | $1,098 |
communications who receive their master’s degree from Missouri State make an average of $45,198 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% lower than the national average of $48,686.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Missouri State 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 Missouri State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.5% of the communications master’s degrees at Missouri State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 8 |
*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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