by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Webster University. 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 Webster was $750 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,500 | $13,500 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from Webster is $44,356 per year. That is 9% lower than the national average of $48,686.
Online degrees for the Webster 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 Webster Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.5% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communications at Webster in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 4 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to communication and media studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 7 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 20 |
*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.