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University of South Florida - Main Campus MA in Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at University of South Florida - Main Campus. 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, diversity of students, 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 USF Tampa Cost?

USF Tampa Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at USF Tampa paid an average of $880 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $435 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	$8,350	$19,048
Fees	$2,078	$2,078

Does USF Tampa Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

Online degrees for the USF Tampa 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 USF Tampa Online Learning page.

USF Tampa Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

There were 34 master’s degrees in communication and journalism awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 76.5% of the communication and journalism students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 72.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.5% of the communication and journalism master’s degrees at USF Tampa in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	16
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at USF Tampa

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	19
Journalism	15

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.