by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Publishing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Publishing is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Portland State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in publishing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Portland State University paid an average of $671 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $444 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,652 | $22,143 |
| Fees | $1,641 | $1,641 |
The median early career salary of publishing students who receive their master’s degree from Portland State University is $30,771 per year. That is 30% lower than the national average of $43,650.
Online degrees for the Portland State University publishing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Portland State University Online Learning page.
About 93.3% of the students who received their MA in publishing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 90.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in publishing at Portland State University in 2019-2020, 26.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Publishing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Publishing | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to publishing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 |
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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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