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University of Kansas MA in Communication & Media Studies

5 Master's Degrees Awarded

The 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 Kansas. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communications, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Communications from KU Cost?

$11,045 Average Tuition and Fees

KU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at KU paid an average of $998 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $416 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,989 $23,951
Fees $1,056 $1,056

Does KU Offer an Online MA in Communications?

KU 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 KU Online Learning page.

KU Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

5 Master's Degrees Awarded
80.0% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 5 master’s degrees in communications awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 80.0% of the students who received their MA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 20.0% of communications master’s degree recipients at KU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MA in Communications Focus Areas at KU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 5

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Journalism 17
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 15

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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.

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