Communications Schools In Missouri
Missouri has 39 accredited communications schools where communications faculty who teach communications classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the communications academic community in Missouri, and the future trends in communications training at the following levels:
- Communications Certificate
- Associates degree in Communications
- Bachelors degree in Communications
- Masters degree in Communications
- PhD degree in Communications
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Professional Trends
Missouri Vs. National Communications Employment
| Missouri | 8,550 |
| National | 439,660 |
Of all of the communications professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Missouri.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Missouri
| 9,540 | 9,100 | 9,120 | 8,900 | 8,550 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Missouri, the field of communications is shrinking. In Missouri, 990 less communications professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of communications professionals has shrunk by 10%. This decline is faster than the national trend for communications professionals which shows a 8% decrease in the number of communications professionals working around the nation.
Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Missouri
| $35,717 | $37,778 | $42,822 | $43,568 | $42,090 |
| $43,489 | $45,096 | $45,354 | $45,661 | $46,263 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to communications professionals are growing in Missouri. Communications professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $35,717 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $42,090 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Missouri
10th percentile |
$18,788 |
25th percentile |
$24,055 |
50th percentile |
$33,070 |
75th percentile |
$50,905 |
90th percentile |
$75,620 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Missouri state, within the field of communications, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid communications professionals earn 302% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Missouri
Advertising |
$69,550 |
Business |
$85,644 |
Communications |
$42,090 |
Creative Writing |
$53,090 |
Fashion Marketing |
$68,875 |
Marketing |
$83,978 |
Public Relations |
$93,090 |
Visual Communications |
$46,380 |
In Missouri, communications professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Missouri
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
50 |
master |
12 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
6 |
| Total | 75 |
The number of students graduating from the 39 accredited communications schools in Missouri is increasing. In 2006, 1,847 students graduated from communications courses in Missouri. And in 2010, 2,075 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Missouri by 12%. Most of these graduates, or 67%, earned a bachelor's degree in communications.