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Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg MA in Communication & Media Studies

The 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 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. 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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Rankings for the Penn State Harrisburg MA in Communications

#188 in the U.S
#12 in Pennsylvania

In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Communication & Media Studies Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.

On the 2021 list, Penn State Harrisburg was ranked #188 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #12 in Pennsylvania.

How Much Does a Master’s in Communications from Penn State Harrisburg Cost?

$22,784 Average Tuition and Fees

Penn State Harrisburg Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Penn State Harrisburg paid an average of $1,197 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $908 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $21,792 $28,718
Fees $992 $992

Does Penn State Harrisburg Offer an Online MA in Communications?

Online degrees for the Penn State Harrisburg 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 Penn State Harrisburg Online Learning page.

Penn State Harrisburg Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

3 Master's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 3 students received their master’s degree in communications. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 66.7% of the students who received their MA in communications in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a master’s degree at Penn State Harrisburg in communications at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MA in Communications Focus Areas at Penn State Harrisburg

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 3

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.

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