by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Communications Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communication & Media Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 66,787 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, communication and media studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,115 and had an average of $25,414 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 307 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,821 and $28,496 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,513 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Communications Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular communication and media studies programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Communications Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi doctor’s degree communications students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Communications Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s communications degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Communications Major in Mississippi for a Doctorate. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 163 doctorate’s communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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