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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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$23,317 Avg Salary
$13,029 Avg Student Debt

With 307 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #27 most popular major in Mississippi.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Mississippi to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for communications majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular online school in Mississippi for communication and media studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in communications at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Of the 6 students majoring in communications at Holmes Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Copiah-Lincoln Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the communications majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means East Mississippi Community College is a great place for communication and media studies students working on their online associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

Women make up 40% of the communications majors at the school.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 795
Virginia 2,064
North Carolina 2,972
Florida 3,020
Tennessee 1,000
Kentucky 787
South Carolina 796
Louisiana 815
Arkansas 457
Alabama 968
West Virginia 214

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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