Communication & Media Studies at Missouri State University - Springfield

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Missouri State University - Springfield has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 23,505 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.

Missouri State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

Missouri State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Missouri State 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.

Communications Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Missouri State 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 State University - Springfield with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	69
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Missouri State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

62% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Missouri State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Missouri State, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri State University - Springfield with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Missouri State University - Springfield. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	82
Communication & Media Studies	18

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 State University - Springfield.

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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