by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 South Dakota. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communications, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USD was $648 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $337 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,062 | $11,656 |
| Fees | $981 | $981 |
Online degrees for the USD 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 USD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% 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 33.3% of the communications master’s degrees at USD in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| 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 | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 |
*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.