Communication & Media Studies at University of Southern Mississippi

If you plan to study communication and 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. Of the 2,647 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern Mississippi in 2021, 22 of them were communication and media studies majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Communications

Southern Miss Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Southern Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools	218
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools	589
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	873

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in communications from Southern Miss. This makes it the #219 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communications from Southern Miss in 2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 77% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Southern Miss Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a master's degree in communications from Southern Miss. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from Southern Miss, 100% 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern Miss also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Journalism

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
• Image Credit: By Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.