Mission Statement
Graduates of the Mississippi State University Department of Communication will excel in diverse professional landscapes and will contribute to an ever-evolving global society as critical thinkers, savvy consumers, life-long learners, storytellers, content creators, and audience-focused artists and communicators.
Vision Statement
Graduates of the Mississippi State University Department of Communication will excel in diverse professional landscapes and will contribute to an ever-evolving global society as critical thinkers, savvy consumers, life-long learners, storytellers, content creators, and audience-focused artists and communicators.
Diversity & Inclusiveness Plan
Department of Communication 2021-2023 Diversity & Inclusiveness Strategic Plan (Updated Spring 2024)
Annual Reports
Department of Communication Annual Report: 2023-24
Department of Communication Annual Report: 2022-23
Department of Communication Annual Report: 2021-22
Department of Communication Annual Report: 2020-21
Department of Communication Annual Report: 2019-20
Strategic Plan
Department of Communication Strategic Plan (Updated Spring 2024)
Assessment
Alumni
Student Media Awards
Sample or Recent Student Media Awards
Enrollment
| Enrollment by Concentration | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | |
| Broadcast & Digital Journalism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 85 | 113 | 125 | 142 |
| Broadcasting | 154 | 136 | 146 | 142 | 147 | 157 | 94 | 44 | 24 | 3 | 1 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 47 |
| Communication & Media Studies (Distance) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| Communication Studies | 10 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 43 | 63 | 66 | 35 | 7 |
| Journalism | 67 | 67 | 78 | 77 | 61 | 55 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Print & Digital Journalism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 29 |
| Public Relations | 277 | 296 | 283 | 270 | 277 | 290 | 288 | 263 | 228 | 190 | 186 |
| Public Relations (Distance) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| Theatre | 21 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| CO Majors without Concentration | 23 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| Total | 552 | 565 | 559 | 549 | 544 | 562 | 577 | 538 | 513 | 496 | 509 |
| Enrollment by Gender | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | |
| Male | 167 | 172 | 165 | 148 | 160 | 184 | 192 | 168 | 175 | 156 | 159 |
| Female | 385 | 393 | 394 | 401 | 384 | 378 | 385 | 370 | 338 | 327 | 350 |
| Enrollment by Ethnicity | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | |
| Am Indian or Alaskan Native | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Asian | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Black or African American | 118 | 132 | 134 | 143 | 132 | 125 | 108 | 107 | 91 | 82 | 80 |
| Hispanic | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
| Multiracial | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| White | 403 | 392 | 397 | 382 | 384 | 404 | 429 | 395 | 393 | 383 | 395 |
First-time Freshmen
| First -Time Freshmen by Concentration | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2013 | Fall 2014 | Fall 2015 | Fall 2016 | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | |
| Broadcast & Digital Journalism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 27 |
| Broadcasting | 26 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Communication & Media Studies (Distance) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Communication Studies | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Journalism | 11 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Print & Digital Journalism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| Public Relations | 30 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Public Relations (Distance) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Theatre | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| CO Majors without Concentration | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 79 | 60 | 75 | 64 | 58 | 63 | 86 | 61 | 54 | 72 | 61 |
| Retention | 79.10% | 84.81% | 83.33% | 77.33% | 89.06% | 81.03% | 93.65% | 86.05% | 81.97% | 87.27% | 85.45% |
| Graduation | 74.68% | 75.00% | 65.33% | 68.75% | 67.2% | ||||||
| Average Composite ACT | 24.35 | 24.68 | 24.59 | 23.90 | 25.13 | 25.59 | 25.36 | 23.93 | 23.88 | 24.58 | 23.76 |
Degrees Awarded
| Degrees Awarded by Concentration | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Broadcasting | 46 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| Broadcast & Digital Journalism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 13 |
| Communication Studies | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Journalism | 18 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Print & Digital Journalism | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| Public Relations | 68 | 94 | 94 | 97 | 99 | 75 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 68 | 48 |
| Theatre | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| CO Majors without Concentration | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Graduate Program | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |