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Governors State University MA in Communication & Media Studies

10 Master's Degrees Awarded
$40,467 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Communication & Media Studies. 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 Governors 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Communications from GSU Cost?

$8,320 Average Tuition and Fees

GSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at GSU paid an average of $706 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $353 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$6,354$12,708
Fees$1,966$1,966

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Communications From GSU?

$40,467 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from GSU is $40,467 per year. That is 17% lower than the national average of $48,686.

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Does GSU Offer an Online MA in Communications?

GSU 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 GSU Online Learning page.

GSU Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

10 Master's Degrees Awarded
70.0% Women
70.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 10 students received their master’s degree in communications. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 70.0% of the students who received their MA in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communications at GSU in 2019-2020, 70.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American6
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White3
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MA in Communications Focus Areas at GSU

Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies10

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*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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