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The University of Alabama MA in Communication & Media Studies

50 Master's Degrees Awarded
$47,260 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. 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 The University of Alabama. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Communications from UA Cost?

$11,470 Average Tuition and Fees

UA Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UA was $1,550 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $615 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$10,780$30,250
Fees$690$690

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

$47,260 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from UA is $47,260 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $48,686.

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Does UA Offer an Online MA in Communications?

UA 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 UA Online Learning page.

UA Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

50 Master's Degrees Awarded
72.0% Women
18.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 50 students received their master’s degree in communications. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 72.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communications at UA in 2019-2020, 18.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American8
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White40
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MA in Communications Focus Areas at UA

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Speech Communication50

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Journalism11
Public Relations & Advertising23

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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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