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Eastern Washington University MA in Communication & Media Studies

14 Master's Degrees Awarded
$42,188 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 Eastern Washington 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 EWU Cost?

$13,041 Average Tuition and Fees

EWU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at EWU paid an average of $930 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $400 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$12,015$27,895
Fees$1,026$1,026

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

$42,188 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

communications who receive their master’s degree from EWU make an average of $42,188 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $48,686.

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Does EWU Offer an Online MA in Communications?

EWU 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 EWU Online Learning page.

EWU Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

14 Master's Degrees Awarded
64.3% Women
28.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 14 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

Women made up around 64.3% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 28.6% of communications master’s degree recipients at EWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MA in Communications Focus Areas at EWU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Speech Communication14

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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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