by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in communications, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UW Seattle paid an average of $1,389 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $775 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 | $16,278 | $29,178 |
| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
UW Seattle does not offer an online option for its communications doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW Seattle Online Learning page.
About 87.5% of the students who received their PhD in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 37.5% of the communications doctor’s degrees at UW Seattle in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 8 |
*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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