by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at SIUC paid an average of $1,174 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $470 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 | $11,268 | $28,170 |
| Fees | $4,758 | $4,758 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from SIUC is $41,565 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $48,686.
Online degrees for the SIUC 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 SIUC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 53.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communications at SIUC in 2019-2020, 53.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 3 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 3 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 9 |
*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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