Communication & Media Studies at Murray State College

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 Murray State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Murray State College is located in Tishomingo, Oklahoma and approximately 2,172 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.

Murray State College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communications

Murray State College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Communications Student Demographics at Murray State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Murray State College.

Murray State College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Murray State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

Murray State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Related Majors

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 OK, the home state for Murray State College.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Public Relations Specialists	1,880	$51,060
Editors	700	$44,380
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$38,300
Communications Professors	330	$50,700
Radio and Television Announcers	310	$35,900

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.