by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Denver. 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 DU was $1,461 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $52,596 | $52,596 |
| Fees | $303 | $303 |
communications who receive their master’s degree from DU make an average of $55,964 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $48,686.
Online degrees for the DU communications master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 81.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Around 37.2% of communications master’s degree recipients at DU 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 | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 37 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 7 |
*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.