Communication & Media Studies at Jackson State University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Jackson State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Jackson State.

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.

Jackson State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Jackson State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Jackson State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	218
	528
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	780

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in communications from Jackson State. This makes it the #219 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Jackson State Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Jackson State is $28,578. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

Communications Student Demographics at Jackson State

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

Jackson State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Jackson State. About 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from Jackson State in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 61% better than the national average.*

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

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

Jackson State also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Public Relations Specialists	1,430	$52,840
Reporters and Correspondents	300	$34,530
Editors	280	$46,070
Writers and Authors	170	$53,810

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Comingdeer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.