by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at California State University - Los Angeles. 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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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,043 | $1,043 |
The median early career salary of communications students who receive their master’s degree from Cal State LA is $48,041 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $48,686.
Online degrees for the Cal State LA 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 Cal State LA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 81.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 68.8% of the communications master’s degrees at Cal State LA in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 15 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 1 |
*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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