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Communication & Media Studies at Mississippi College

Communication & Media Studies at Mississippi College

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Mississippi College stacks up to those at other schools.

MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and approximately 4,667 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.

MC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

MC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at MC 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 MC

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

MC Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at MC 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 Mississippi College with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
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 Mississippi College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 17
Communications 3
Communication & Media Studies 3

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 Mississippi College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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