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Georgia State University MA in Communication & Media Studies

36 Master's Degrees Awarded
$37,568 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 Georgia State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in communications, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Communications from Georgia State Cost?

$9,292 Average Tuition and Fees

Georgia State Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Georgia State paid an average of $1,259 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $398 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 $7,164 $22,662
Fees $2,128 $2,128

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

$37,568 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

communications who receive their master’s degree from Georgia State make an average of $37,568 a year during the early days of their career. That is 23% lower than the national average of $48,686.

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Does Georgia State Offer an Online MA in Communications?

Georgia State 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 Georgia State Online Learning page.

Georgia State Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

36 Master's Degrees Awarded
72.2% Women
69.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 36 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 72.2% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 69.4% of communications master’s degree recipients at Georgia State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

MA in Communications Focus Areas at Georgia State

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Speech Communication 36

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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