University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras MA in Journalism

12 Master's Degrees Awarded

Journalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in journalism, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Journalism from UPR Rio Piedras Cost?

$3,620 Average Tuition and Fees

UPR Rio Piedras Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at UPR Rio Piedras paid an average of $190 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,420	$3,420
Fees	$200	$200

Does UPR Rio Piedras Offer an Online MA in Journalism?

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

UPR Rio Piedras Master’s Student Diversity for Journalism

12 Master's Degrees Awarded

66.7% Women

58.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 12 master’s degrees in journalism awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the journalism students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.3% of the journalism master’s degrees at UPR Rio Piedras in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

MA in Journalism Focus Areas at UPR Rio Piedras

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Journalism	6
Other Journalism	6

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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