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Communication & Media Studies at Mississippi College

If you plan to study Communication & Media Studies, take a look at what Mississippi College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Mississippi College is in Clinton, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 27 communication & media studies graduations were recorded at Mississippi College.

Online & Distance Learning at Mississippi College

Online coursework is an option at Mississippi College. Of 4,164 students, 456 (11%) studied exclusively online and 1,507 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Communication & Media Studies Rankings at Mississippi College

These rankings give you a sense of how Mississippi College’s Communication & Media Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Mississippi	#1 of 7
Best Value	Mississippi	#7 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#55 of 162
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#114 of 162
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#305 of 776
Best Value	Nationwide	#520 of 772

Earnings for Communication & Media Studies Graduates from Mississippi College

Students who complete Mississippi College’s Communication & Media Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$28,765
3 years	$36,572
4 years	$39,219

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Communication & Media Studies graduates from Mississippi College report median earnings of $39,219, compared with $52,825 for all Mississippi College graduates — about 26% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Communication & Media Studies graduates from Mississippi College is $24,463.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Communication & Media Studies graduates at Mississippi College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Communication & Media Studies graduates at Mississippi College are 89% women (24) and 11% men (3).

Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program at Mississippi College

Of the 27 bachelor’s communication & media studies graduates at Mississippi College, 89% were women (24) and 11% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communication & Media Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 7% of Communication & Media Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi College, lower than the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Communication & Media Studies Concentrations at Mississippi College

This Communication & Media Studies program at Mississippi College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Communications	3
Speech Communication	24

Best-Paid Careers for Communication & Media Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Communication & Media Studies program at Mississippi College go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Communication & Media Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.