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Communication & Media Studies at Missouri Southern State University

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Communication & Media Studies at Missouri Southern State University

Every communication and 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 Missouri Southern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Missouri Southern.

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.

Missouri Southern Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Missouri Southern Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Missouri Southern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Missouri Southern 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 144
381
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 474
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 559
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 568

Earnings of Missouri Southern Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri Southern is $31,697. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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Communications Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Missouri Southern State University.

Missouri Southern Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Missouri Southern since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University 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 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Missouri Southern 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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Public Relations Specialists 4,860 $59,940
Editors 1,160 $55,460
Radio and Television Announcers 890 $35,540
Communications Professors 660 $76,730
Writers and Authors 650 $57,420

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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