11 fee-waived master's programs in Communication/Media/Journalism — US

11 programs for a master's in Communication/Media/Journalism in the US that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

fee-waived Programs

Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

  1. 1

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Master's Degree in Comparative Media Studies

    Application deadline
    Dec 14
    Annual tuition
    $66,720
  2. 2

    University of California, Berkeley

    Master of Journalism

    Application deadline
    Jan 31 +1
    Annual tuition
    $25,385
    Program duration
    24 months
  3. 3
    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $81,500
    Program duration
    10 months
  4. 4

    Northwestern University

    Master of Science in Journalism

    Application deadline
    Nov 9 +2
    Annual tuition
    $73,472
    Program duration
    12 months
  5. 5
    Application deadline
    Jan 30 +2
    Annual tuition
    $27,321
    Program duration
    36 months
  6. 6
    Application deadline
    Apr 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $20,388
    Program duration
    24 months
  7. 7
    Annual tuition
    $49,416
    Program duration
    18 months
  8. 8
    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $122,250
    Program duration
    12 months

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Complete Program List11 programs

The complete list of Communication/Media/Journalism Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster's Degree in Comparative Media Studies
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Journalism24 months
#12Columbia UniversityMaster of Science in Data Journalism12 months
#12Columbia UniversityMaster of Science in Journalism10 months
#23Northwestern UniversityMaster of Science in Journalism12 months
#25University of WashingtonMaster of Communication in Digital Media (MCDM)36 months
#85Boston UniversityMaster of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy focus area in Communication24 months
#201–250Northeastern UniversityMaster of Arts in Journalism: Media Innovation track18 months
Clemson UniversityMaster of Science in Graphic Communication
Suffolk UniversityMaster of Arts in Communication with Public Relations and Advertising Concentration
The New SchoolMaster of Arts in Media study24 months

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