by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in media studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SIUC was $1,174 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $470 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,268 | $28,170 |
| Fees | $4,758 | $4,758 |
SIUC does not offer an online option for its media studies doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SIUC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the media studies students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 58.9%.
None of the media studies doctor’s degree recipients at SIUC 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 | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 6 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.