University of Massachusetts Amherst PhD in Communications

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Communications is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at University of Massachusetts Amherst. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in communication arts, 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 Doctorate in Communication Arts from UMass Amherst Cost?

$16,235 Average Tuition and Fees

UMass Amherst Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UMass Amherst was $1,673 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $779 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$14,014	$30,120
Fees	$2,221	$2,221

Does UMass Amherst Offer an Online PhD in Communication Arts?

Online degrees for the UMass Amherst communication arts doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Amherst Online Learning page.

UMass Amherst Doctorate Student Diversity for Communication Arts

9 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

33.3% Women

11.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 9 students received their doctor’s degree in communication arts. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 33.3% of the communication arts students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.9%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in communication arts at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020, 11.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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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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