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Wichita State University MA in Communication & Media Studies

9 Master's Degrees Awarded
$42,682 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Communications. 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 Wichita State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in communications, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Communications from WSU Cost?

$7,041 Average Tuition and Fees

WSU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WSU was $756 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $308 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,544$13,615
Fees$1,497$1,497

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Communications From WSU?

$42,682 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

communications who receive their master’s degree from WSU make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $48,686.

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Does WSU Offer an Online MA in Communications?

Online degrees for the WSU communications master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WSU Online Learning page.

WSU Master’s Student Diversity for Communications

9 Master's Degrees Awarded
77.8% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 9 students received their master’s degree in communications. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 77.8% of the communications students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 22.2% of communications master’s degree recipients at WSU 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
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White7
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

MA in Communications Focus Areas at WSU

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Communications9

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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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