The graduate program of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication offers professional education leading to the Master of Science in Mass Communication. The Integrated Communications: Advertising and Public Relations program was ranked ninth best in the nation in a study by Bill Baxter, professor emeritus, Marquette University.

The Spanish-Language Journalism program is the only one of its kind in the nation. The orientation of the graduate program is primarily professional, not theoretical; the program is designed to enhance graduates' abilities to work in the mass communication professions.