Communication & Media Studies at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

69% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	11

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 Gulf Coast Community 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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