by our College Data Analytics TeamSpeech Communication is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at University of South Dakota. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in speech communication, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at USD paid an average of $648 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $337 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 | $6,062 | $11,656 |
| Fees | $981 | $981 |
USD does not offer an online option for its speech communication master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USD Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their MA in speech communication in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the speech communication master’s degrees at USD in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| 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 |
*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.