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

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and has a total student population of 7,259. In 2021, 4 communications majors received their bachelor's degree from Southwest Minnesota 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.

Southwest Minnesota State University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Southwest Minnesota State University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Southwest Minnesota 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 Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	879
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools	1,087

Communications Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

The communications program at Southwest Minnesota State University awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Southwest Minnesota 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

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Public Relations Specialists	5,360	$61,540
Editors	2,700	$58,820
Writers and Authors	1,090	$67,300
Reporters and Correspondents	1,020	$51,770

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.