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Sacred Heart University MA in Communication & Media Studies

24 Master's Degrees Awarded
$39,369 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Communication & Media Studies. 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 Sacred Heart University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communications, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Communications from Sacred Heart Cost?

$34,806 Average Tuition and Fees

Sacred Heart Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Sacred Heart paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$34,806$34,806

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Communications From Sacred Heart?

$39,369 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from Sacred Heart is $39,369 per year. That is 19% lower than the national average of $48,686.

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Does Sacred Heart Offer an Online MA in Communications?

Online degrees for the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Online Learning page.

Sacred Heart Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

24 Master's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
16.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 24 students received their master’s degree in communications. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 25.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the communications master’s degrees at Sacred Heart in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White18
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities1

MA in Communications Focus Areas at Sacred Heart

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies24

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Radio, Television & Digital Communication12
Public Relations & Advertising12

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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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