Professional and Technical Communication
Master’s of Science in Professional and Technical Communication (MS·PTC) majors learn a scholarly and practice-based understanding of communication and media strategies designed specifically for the 21st-century business environment. It provides an integrated understanding of communication and media practices while mastering leadership strategies needed to deliver business-focused outcomes. As a totally online degree, its anytime-anyplace seminars allow students to learn in a truly innovative program of graduate study

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$57,500

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$79,000

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

Current professions feature a growing need for experts adept in both the creative and business side of the design process.

What do Professional and Technical Communication majors do?

Skill Set: 
Professional and Technical Communication majors gain skills in nearly all productive and transactional aspects of communication, while focusing on the impact of new media on our global culture. Specific skills include expertise in audience analysis, the ability to adapt communication to situation, genre knowledge, advanced understandings in problem-solving, visual communication, format, graphics, and user-centered design. With this degree, students will acquire a progressive understanding of information technologies, new media, and communication issues while having developed a professional ePortfolio to use throughout their professional careers.

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Where do Professional and Technical Communication majors work?

Common Job Titles

  • Corporate Communications Director
  • Marketing Communications Manager
  • Senior Communications Specialist
  • Human Resources Manager

Top Employers

  • Zen Doggo
  • IBM Corp
  • The Boeing Company
  • Navex Global

Related Majors

Computer Science
Information Technology
Management

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