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Stanford University MA in Communication & Media Studies

28 Master's Degrees Awarded
$62,012 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Other Communication & Media Studies. 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 Stanford 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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

$55,011 Average Tuition and Fees

Stanford Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Stanford was $1,207 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$54,315$54,315
Fees$696$696

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

$62,012 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from Stanford is $62,012 per year. That is 27% higher than the national average of $48,686.

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Does Stanford Offer an Online MA in Communications?

Online degrees for the Stanford 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 Stanford Online Learning page.

Stanford Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

28 Master's Degrees Awarded
53.6% Women
35.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 28 master’s degrees in communications handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 53.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.7% of the communications master’s degrees at Stanford in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian5
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White14
International Students4
Other Races/Ethnicities1

MA in Communications Focus Areas at Stanford

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Other Communication & Media Studies28

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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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