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Dallas Baptist University MA in Communication & Media Studies

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
$42,682 Average Salary

The 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 Dallas Baptist University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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 Master’s in Communications from DBU Cost?

$20,204 Average Tuition and Fees

DBU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at DBU was $1,053 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$18,954$18,954
Fees$1,250$1,250

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

$42,682 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

communications who receive their master’s degree from DBU make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $48,686.

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Does DBU Offer an Online MA in Communications?

DBU 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 DBU Online Learning page.

DBU Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

16 Master's Degrees Awarded
56.3% Women
31.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 16 master’s degrees in communications handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in communications in 2019-2020, 56.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in communications at DBU in 2019-2020, 31.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White7
International Students4
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MA in Communications Focus Areas at DBU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Speech Communication16

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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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