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San Diego State University MA in Communication & Media Studies

25 Master's Degrees Awarded
$56,234 Average Salary

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 San Diego State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in communications, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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

$9,154 Average Tuition and Fees

SDSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

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

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

$56,234 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

communications who receive their master’s degree from SDSU make an average of $56,234 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $48,686.

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Does SDSU Offer an Online MA in Communications?

Online degrees for the SDSU 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 SDSU Online Learning page.

SDSU Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

25 Master's Degrees Awarded
56.0% Women
32.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 25 master’s degrees in communications awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 56.0% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 32.0% of communications master’s degree recipients at SDSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino5
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White15
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities3

MA in Communications Focus Areas at SDSU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Speech Communication25

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*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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