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San Diego State University MA in Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at San Diego State University. 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, diversity of students, 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 SDSU Cost?

SDSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$1,978	$1,978

Does SDSU Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

Online degrees for the SDSU 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 SDSU Online Learning page.

SDSU Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 25 master’s degrees in communication and journalism handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 56.0% of the communication and journalism students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communication and journalism at SDSU in 2019-2020, 32.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at SDSU

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	25

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.