by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Georgia. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UGA paid an average of $1,050 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $370 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 | $8,878 | $25,186 |
| Fees | $2,290 | $2,290 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their doctor’s degree from UGA is $57,318 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Online degrees for the UGA 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 UGA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 70.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
None of the communications doctor’s degree recipients at UGA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 3 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 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.
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