In addition to meeting application requirements, you’ll have to consider how much it will cost to study at your dream school. Colleges and universities offer scholarships and financial aid, as do corporations, associations, and the government. You might be surprised by the options you discover. To help you get a sense of your baseline education costs, here are the typical tuition rates for a mass communication and media studies degree:

average yearly tuition as per the most recent US census data
$ 9,505 per year
Average in-state tuition in 2017

13% above average compared to other degrees

$ 23,940 per year
Average out-of-state tuition in 2017

19% above average compared to other degrees

$ 34,539 per year
Average private tuition in 2017

7% above average compared to other degrees

What do mass communication and media studies graduates earn?

Mass communication and media studies students make an average of $70,411 per year after graduation. This is 5% above average compared to other undergraduate degrees.

$ 70,411 per year
Average graduate salary in 2017

Top 56% of degrees

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% of people underpaid in 2019

0% above average compared to other degrees

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