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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MA in Communication & Journalism

31 Master's Degrees Awarded

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communication and journalism, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Communication & Journalism from UIUC Cost?

$17,912 Average Tuition and Fees

UIUC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UIUC was $680 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $525 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$15,016$27,187
Fees$2,896$2,896

Does UIUC Offer an Online MA in Communication & Journalism?

UIUC does not offer an online option for its communication and journalism master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIUC Online Learning page.

UIUC Master’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

31 Master's Degrees Awarded
71.0% Women
25.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 31 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 71.0% of the communication and journalism students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 72.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.8% of communication and journalism master’s degree recipients at UIUC 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
Asian4
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White15
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities0

MA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at UIUC

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies2
Journalism5
Public Relations & Advertising24

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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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