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Southern Illinois University Carbondale PhD in Communication & Media Studies

10 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$63,005 Average Salary

Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Communications from SIUC Cost?

$16,026 Average Tuition and Fees

SIUC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SIUC was $1,174 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $470 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,268 $28,170
Fees $4,758 $4,758

How Much Can You Make With a PhD in Communications From SIUC?

$63,005 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

communications who receive their doctor’s degree from SIUC make an average of $63,005 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $0.

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Does SIUC Offer an Online PhD in Communications?

Online degrees for the SIUC communications doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SIUC Online Learning page.

SIUC Doctorate Student Diversity for Communications

10 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
60.0% Women
10.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 10 doctor’s degrees in communications handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 60.0% of the students who received their PhD in communications in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 10.0% of communications doctor’s degree recipients at SIUC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 5
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Communications Focus Areas at SIUC

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 6
Communication & Media Studies 4

References

*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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