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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MA in Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in communication and journalism, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Communication & Journalism from RPI Cost?

RPI Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at RPI paid an average of $2,320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$55,600	$55,600
Fees	$2,725	$2,725

Does RPI Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

Online degrees for the RPI communication and journalism master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RPI Online Learning page.

RPI Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

Only 1 student graduated with a master’s degree in communication and journalism during the 2019-2020 academic year. The gender and racial-ethnicity of that individual is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

None of the students who received their MA in communication and journalism in 2019-2020 were women.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the communication and journalism master’s degree recipients at RPI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at RPI

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	1

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.