100% online
36
Two (Optional)
As few as 2 years (part time)
100% Online
36 credits
As few as 2 years (part time)
Two (optional)
January 25, 2027
January 18, 2027
The Pace online MA in Communications and Digital Media helps you create work that gets noticed—and funded. Learn from filmmakers, journalists, PR professionals, and media strategists who are shaping today’s industry, and build a portfolio of published work, multimedia projects, and professional connections.
The program is built for working professionals and career changers ready to master both the technical craft and the strategic thinking behind modern media. You’ll learn to produce, write, pitch, and publish, and a credential that opens doors.
To learn more about the online Master of Arts in Communications and Digital Media program, fill out the fields in this form to download a free brochure. If you have any questions at any time, please contact an enrollment specialist at (914) 758-1080.
Two Concentration Options
Or The Ability To Build Your Own Path
Alumni Connections
At A+E Networks, NBC Sports, HBO, and Ketchum, Plus An Annual Networking Event
Student-Run Media Outlets
Three optional student-run media outlets to build real publishing credits
The Pace online master’s in communication offers flexibility built into the degree itself. Choose a concentration that sharpens your focus, or mix and match courses from both areas and build your own degree.
Digital Filmmaking and Media Production
Master the craft of visual storytelling and graduate with a reel that speaks for itself.
Social Media and Public Relations
Build the strategic communications skills that PR agencies, corporate teams, and global brands want in a candidate.
about whether our program is right for you.
According to Lightcast labor market data, job postings requiring a master’s degree in communications have a median advertised salary of $112,500, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects approximately 104,800 communications and media job openings each year through 2034.
The Pace MA in CDM prepares you for roles across the full spectrum of communications and media workplaces including production studios, corporate communications teams, PR agencies, and beyond.
Online communications master’s graduates can go to become creative leaders across industries.
You also have the optional opportunity to join student-run media outlets to build a portfolio. Whether you’re publishing stories through Media Makers, covering sports for Booth Review, or reporting for the Pleasantville Press, you’ll have opportunities to graduate with real work to show future employers.
We offer three start dates per year. No application fee is required to apply.
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Yes, some students choose to complete the degree part-time while maintaining a full-time work schedule.
Full-time students can complete the program in as little as 1.5 years.
No. Distance learners in the MA in Communications and Digital Media program are not required to come to campus. Students are always welcome to visit campus if they wish.
Yes. We encourage students who are interested in the internship to find alternate ways to complete it while working. For example, a student might speak with their current employer about taking on an additional project at their job for internship credit..
The Pace Office of Graduate Admission informs applicants of the committee’s decision—denied or accepted—within one week of completed application submission.
For more information, visit the Pace MA in Communications and Digital Media FAQ page.
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