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University of South Florida - Main Campus MA in Journalism

15 Master's Degrees Awarded
$38,337 Average Salary

Journalism 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 journalism, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Journalism from USF Tampa Cost?

$10,428 Average Tuition and Fees

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

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Journalism From USF Tampa?

$38,337 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of journalism students who receive their master’s degree from USF Tampa is $38,337 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $41,022.

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Does USF Tampa Offer an Online MA in Journalism?

Online degrees for the USF Tampa 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 Journalism

15 Master's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 15 students received their master’s degree in journalism. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in journalism in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the journalism master’s degrees at USF Tampa in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MA in Journalism Focus Areas at USF Tampa

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Journalism 1
Other Journalism 14

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 19

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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.

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