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University of Pennsylvania PhD in Communication & Media Studies

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Other Communication & Media Studies. 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 University of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Communications from UPenn Cost?

$41,760 Average Tuition and Fees

UPenn Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UPenn paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $37,678 $37,678
Fees $4,082 $4,082

Does UPenn Offer an Online PhD in Communications?

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

UPenn Doctorate Student Diversity for Communications

13 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
69.2% Women
23.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 13 doctor’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 69.2% of the communications students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 23.1% of communications doctor’s degree recipients at UPenn in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Communications Focus Areas at UPenn

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Other Communication & Media Studies 13

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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