Communication and Media Studies programs in Mississippi
10 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Public Relations Specialists in Mississippi earn a median of $59,810 a year across 950 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | $45,240 | 310 |
| Editors | $54,380 | 290 |
| Fundraisers | $57,610 | 230 |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | $61,290 | 180 |
| Public Relations Managers | $97,160 | 170 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coahoma Community College Clarksdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wesson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Jones County Junior College Ellisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Meridian Community College Meridian | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mississippi Delta Community College Moorhead | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College Booneville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Communication and Media Studies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.