by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Syracuse 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Syracuse paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $40,392 | $40,392 |
| Fees | $1,322 | $1,322 |
Online degrees for the Syracuse 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 Syracuse Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their MA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the communications master’s degrees at Syracuse in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 3 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 55 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 34 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 152 |
*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.