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University of California - Berkeley MA in Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at University of California - Berkeley. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in communication and journalism, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Communication & Journalism from UC Berkeley Cost?

UC Berkeley Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$26,544
Fees	$2,803	$2,803

Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

UC Berkeley does not offer an online option for its communication and journalism master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.

UC Berkeley Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 58 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 75.9% of the students who received their MA in communication and journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 41.4% of the communication and journalism master’s degrees at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	26
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at UC Berkeley

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	58

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.