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 Wayne State University. 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 Wayne State was $1,470 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $679 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 | $16,285 | $35,274 |
| Fees | $1,941 | $1,941 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from Wayne State is $46,478 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $48,686.
Wayne State 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 Wayne State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.6% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 71.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.5% of the communications master’s degrees at Wayne State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 23 |
*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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