by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Texas State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communications, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Texas State paid an average of $756 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $347 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,946 | $15,127 |
| Fees | $1,913 | $1,913 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from Texas State is $46,673 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $48,686.
Texas State does not offer an online option for its communications master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas State Online Learning page.
About 62.9% of the students who received their MA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Around 45.7% of communications master’s degree recipients at Texas State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 23 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 12 |
*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.