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School of Journalism and Mass Communication Florida International University

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  • Miami, FL
    location
  • Public
    type
  • Urban
    setting
  • 77%23%
    student ratio
  • 182
    total students
  • Not Reported
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • June 1
    fall application deadline
  • 30%
    acceptance rate
  • 1 Degree
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Mass Communication Master of Science (MS)
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 57
    • Doctoral Degrees Not reported
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? Yes
    • Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
    • Distance learning programs available? No
    • Terminal master's degree available? Not reported
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Optional
    • Doctoral Degrees Not reported
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

30% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied197
    • Accepted60
    • Acceptance Rate30%
    • Enrolled56
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $30
    • Application Fee - International $30
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline June 1st April 1st Not Reported
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline October 1st September 1st Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's Degrees2 letters of recommendation; minimum GPA of 3.0 during last 60 hours of upper-level work; resume
    • Doctoral's DegreesNot Reported
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 550 paper based, TOEFL iBT

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *Not Reported
    • Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year feesNot Reported
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsMarch 1
    • Types of financial support availableInstitutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students182
    • Female Percentage77%
    • Male Percentage23%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students182
    • Part-time Percentage48%
    • Full-time Percentage52%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino62%
    • Black / African American16%
    • White / Caucasian14%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native1%
    • Asian4%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races0%
    • Unknown3%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty30
    • Full-time Percentage70%
    • Part-time Percentage30%
    • Female Percentage67%
    • Male Percentage33%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchPost-Hurricane Andrew population studies, Central American journalism, employment discrimination
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last yearNot Reported

Location & Contact

School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Florida International University

11200 Southwest 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
United States

Dr. Lillian Kopenhaver

Dean

Phone: 305-919-5674
Fax: 305-919-5203
Email: kopenha@fiu.edu

Ms. Nanett Rojas

Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions

Phone: 305-348-7442
Fax: 305-348-7441
Email: gradadm@fiu.edu

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