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 master’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UGA paid an average of $1,050 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $370 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 | $8,878 | $25,186 |
| Fees | $2,290 | $2,290 |
UGA 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 UGA Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.1% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the communications master’s degrees at UGA in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 5 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 49 |
*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.