Communication Sciences at Jackson State University

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

Jackson State is located in Jackson, Mississippi and approximately 6,921 students attend the school each year. Of the 58 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Jackson State University in 2021, 18 of them were communication sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Jackson State Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

Jackson State Communication Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication sciences progam at Jackson State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at Jackson State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	82
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	105
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	205
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	218
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	243
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	267
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	274
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	275
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	286
	307
Best Communication Sciences Schools	313

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Jackson State. This makes it the #276 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Jackson State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at Jackson State University.

Jackson State Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The communication sciences program at Jackson State awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at Jackson State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Jackson State University with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Jackson State Communication Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 2 communication sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Jackson State, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the communication sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

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

Jackson State also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

The following communication sciences concentations are available at Jackson State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Jackson State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	20

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Jackson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Speech-Language Pathologists	1,650	$64,560
Audiologists	110	$60,960

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Comingdeer under License

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