Communication & Media Studies at Gordon State College

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Gordon State College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Gordon is located in Barnesville, Georgia and approximately 3,231 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Gordon Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Gordon Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Gordon

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Gordon State College.

Gordon Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

75% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Gordon does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gordon State College with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gordon State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	7

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Gordon State College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Public Relations Specialists	4,920	$62,070
Editors	2,190	$61,330
Reporters and Correspondents	1,230	$51,140
Writers and Authors	960	$63,260
Radio and Television Announcers	750	$57,400

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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