by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USC was $1,995 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from USC is $63,530 per year. That is 30% higher than the national average of $48,686.
Online degrees for the USC 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 USC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.5% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Around 39.4% of communications master’s degree recipients at USC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 22 |
| Black or African American | 28 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 62 |
| International Students | 105 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 18 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 18 |
| Other Communication & Media Studies | 271 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Journalism | 71 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 40 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 79 |
*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.