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Communication & Media Studies at Truman State University

Communication & Media Studies at Truman State University

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Truman State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

Truman State is located in Kirksville, Missouri and approximately 4,655 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.

Truman State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Truman State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Truman 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 Truman State

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

Truman State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Truman 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 Truman State University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Truman State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 44

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 Truman 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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