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Communication & Media Studies at Murray State University

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Communication & Media Studies at Murray 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 Murray State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 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 Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Murray State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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Communications Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

58% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in communications from Murray State. About 58% of these graduates were women and the other 42% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Murray State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists 2,200 $50,580
Editors 770 $44,050
Reporters and Correspondents 740 $50,190
Radio and Television Announcers 540 $39,180
Communications Professors 420 $68,530

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*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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