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Communication & Media Studies at Mercer University

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Communication & Media Studies at Mercer University

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Mercer University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and has a total student population of 9,006. Of the 1,298 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University in 2021, 22 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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.

Mercer Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Mercer Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Mercer 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 Mercer 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
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 445

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Mercer Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mercer is $30,885. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Communications Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mercer, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Mercer are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Mercer University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 Mercer University.

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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