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

Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and approximately 10,001 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Southeast Missouri State University.

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.

Southeast Missouri State University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Southeast Missouri State University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

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 Southeast Missouri State University 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
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	220
	299

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Southeast Missouri State University Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeast Missouri State University is $32,558. This is 0% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

Communications Student Demographics at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 69 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southeast Missouri State University, about 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Southeast Missouri State University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Southeast Missouri State University 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 Southeast Missouri State University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	57
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising

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 Southeast Missouri 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Agathman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.