by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of South Florida - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USF Tampa was $880 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $435 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,350 | $19,048 |
| Fees | $2,078 | $2,078 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from USF Tampa is $52,107 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $48,686.
Online degrees for the USF Tampa 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 USF Tampa Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.2% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communications at USF Tampa in 2019-2020, 15.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 10 |
| 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 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 15 |
*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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