by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in communications, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UWM was $1,508 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $669 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 | $10,701 | $24,132 |
| Fees | $1,163 | $1,163 |
UWM does not offer an online option for its communications master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UWM Online Learning page.
About 72.2% of the students who received their MA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.7% of the communications master’s degrees at UWM in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 4 |
| 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 | 11 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 |
*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.