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Communication & Media Studies at Middle Tennessee State University

Communication & Media Studies at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,080.

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.

Middle Tennessee State University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

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

Middle Tennessee State University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Middle Tennessee State University 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.

Communications Student Demographics at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Middle Tennessee State University since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Middle Tennessee State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 59
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Middle Tennessee State University Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

70% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communications master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Middle Tennessee State University, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at Middle Tennessee State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Middle Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 77
Speech Communication 57

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 TN, the home state for Middle Tennessee State University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Public Relations Specialists 1,980 $64,170
Editors 1,690 $54,400
Writers and Authors 750 $55,370
Radio and Television Announcers 600 $43,560
Reporters and Correspondents 530 $37,290

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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