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Texas Tech University PhD in Communication & Media Studies

10 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is 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 Texas Tech University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Communications from Texas Tech Cost?

$9,350 Average Tuition and Fees

Texas Tech Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Texas Tech paid an average of $748 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $339 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 $6,788 $14,968
Fees $2,562 $2,562

Does Texas Tech Offer an Online PhD in Communications?

Online degrees for the Texas Tech communications doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas Tech Online Learning page.

Texas Tech Doctorate Student Diversity for Communications

10 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
40.0% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 10 doctor’s degrees in communications handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 40.0% of the students who received their PhD in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of communications doctor’s degree recipients at Texas Tech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Communications Focus Areas at Texas Tech

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 10

References

*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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