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 Northwestern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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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Part-time graduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,649 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 | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
communications who receive their master’s degree from Northwestern make an average of $78,896 a year during the early days of their career. That is 62% higher than the national average of $48,686.
Online degrees for the Northwestern 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 Northwestern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 77.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Around 22.9% of communications master’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 40 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 83 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 120 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 41 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 50 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 191 |
*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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