2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your master's degree in communication and media studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of communication and media studies. Combined, these schools handed out 11 master's degrees in communication and media studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in communications matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies in Mississippi ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of communication and media studies students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Communication & Media Studies Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for communication and media studies.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Communication & Media Studies in Mississippi

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in communication and media studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Communications Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in communication and media studies has to check out University of Southern Mississippi. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Mississippi. More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from University of Southern Mississippi

2

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Jackson State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in communication and media studies. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Jackson. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in communication and media studies in Mississippi. More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from Jackson State University

3

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in communication and media studies. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in communication and media studies from Mississippi State University

Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	206	304
Georgia	186	69
Virginia	175	111
North Carolina	167	141
Tennessee	156	73
Alabama	147	138
South Carolina	141	16
Louisiana	140	54
Kentucky	140	59
Arkansas	119	20
West Virginia	108	1

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Communication & Media Studies Related Rankings by Major

Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Communications Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Speech Communication	6
Communication & Media Studies	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Communications

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising	27
Journalism	8
Communication & Journalism (Other)	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.