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University of Nevada - Reno MA in Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at University of Nevada - Reno. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in communication and journalism, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Communication & Journalism from UNR Cost?

UNR Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UNR paid an average of $624 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $297 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	$5,657	$21,310
Fees	$661	$661

Does UNR Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

Online degrees for the UNR communication and journalism master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNR Online Learning page.

UNR Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 15 master’s degrees in communication and journalism handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the communication and journalism students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 72.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communication and journalism at UNR in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at UNR

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	7
Journalism	8

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.