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Communication & Media Studies at Mississippi University for Women

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi University for Women. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from MUW.

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.

MUW Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

MUW Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how MUW performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at MUW 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 63
647
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 660
674

How Much Do Communications Graduates from MUW Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at MUW is $19,265. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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Communications Student Demographics at MUW

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

MUW Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at MUW awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MUW also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University for Women.

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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