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Overview for Mass Communication/Media Studies

A program that focuses on the analysis and criticism of media institutions and media texts, how people experience and understand media content, and the roles of media in producing and transforming culture. Includes instruction in communications regulation, law, and policy; media history; media aesthetics, interpretation, and criticism; the social and cultural effects of mass media; cultural studies; the economics of media industries; visual and media literacy; and the psychology and behavioral aspects of media messages, interpretation, and utilization.

Careers for Mass Communication/Media Studies Majors

A major in Mass Communication/Media Studies is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Mass Communication/Media Studies

Top 7 Missouri Colleges with the highest percentage of Mass Communication/Media Studies among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
 58
(5.1%)
Highly Selective$12,980 
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, MO
 8
(3.7%)
Most Selective$15,950 
Stephens College
Columbia, MO
 5
(3.6%)
Less Selective$23,000 
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Maryville University of Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
 13
(2.4%)
Moderately Selective$20,200 
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
 57
(2.0%)
Less Selective$11,536 
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
 7
(1.0%)
Less Selective$8,534 
University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
 19
(0.9%)
Highly Selective$19,686 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.