Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern Mississippi

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what University of Southern Mississippi has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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.

Southern Miss Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
Master’s Degree in Communications

Southern Miss Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Southern Miss 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Southern Miss 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 University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southern Miss Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Southern Miss, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	32

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Public Relations Specialists	1,430	$52,840
Reporters and Correspondents	300	$34,530
Editors	280	$46,070
Writers and Authors	170	$53,810

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
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