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Communication & Media Studies at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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Communication & Media Studies at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers distance education options for communications at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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

64% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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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