by our College Data Analytics TeamSpeech Communication is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at Sam Houston State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in speech communication, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at SHSU paid an average of $729 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $320 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,765 | $13,127 |
| Fees | $2,577 | $2,577 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. SHSU does offer online classes in its speech communication master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SHSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the speech communication students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in speech communication at SHSU in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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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