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Communication & Media Studies at Murray State University

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Communication & Media Studies at Murray State University

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Murray State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received their master's degree in communications.

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.

Murray State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Murray State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Murray State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Murray State University.

Murray State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

58% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 communications majors earned their master's degree from Murray State. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. Murray State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Murray State University with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Public Relations Specialists 2,200 $50,580
Editors 770 $44,050
Reporters and Correspondents 740 $50,190
Radio and Television Announcers 540 $39,180
Communications Professors 420 $68,530

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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