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Communication & Media Studies at South Dakota State University

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Communication & Media Studies at South Dakota State University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what South Dakota State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 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.

South Dakota State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

South Dakota State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

94% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 communications majors earned their master's degree from South Dakota State. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from South Dakota State, 89% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 16
International Students 1
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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Public Relations Specialists 660 $51,240
Radio and Television Announcers 320 $31,630
Reporters and Correspondents 220 $32,390
Editors 150 $48,100
Public Address System Announcers 80 $28,180

References

*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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