by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 22,298 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,173 and had an average of $22,255 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 294 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,249 and $20,594 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 198 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in communication sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful communication sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 105 degrees to qualified bachelors’s communication sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 42 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Communication Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Columbus, Mississippi, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s list. Jackson State is a medium-sized school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 18 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication Sciences at Jackson State University
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Communication Sciences Major in Mississippi for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Delta State University is a small school located in Cleveland, Mississippi that handed out 10 bachelors’s communication sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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