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University of Southern California MA in Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at University of Southern California. 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 USC Cost?

USC Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$47,880	$47,880
Fees	$835	$835

Does USC Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

USC does not offer an online option for its communication and journalism master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.

USC Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

There were 479 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 80.4% 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 38.4% of the communication and journalism master’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	79
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
White	108
International Students	176
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at USC

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	289
Journalism	71
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	40
Public Relations & Advertising	79

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.