by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of Central Missouri. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UCM was $634 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $317 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,608 | $15,216 |
| Fees | $1,178 | $1,178 |
communications who receive their master’s degree from UCM make an average of $43,798 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $48,686.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. UCM does offer online classes in its communications master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCM Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 55.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the communications master’s degrees at UCM 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 | 11 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 18 |
*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.