Journalism Schools In Mississippi
There are 10 accredited journalism schools in Mississippi for faculty who teach journalism classes to choose from. The trends in Mississippi's journalism academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in journalism includes journalism training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Journalism
- Bachelors degree in Journalism
- Masters degree in Journalism
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Mississippi Vs. National Journalism Employment
| Mississippi | 690 |
| National | 105,350 |
Of all of the journalism professionals in the country, nearly 1% are in the state of Mississippi.
Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In Mississippi
| 630 | 710 | 710 | 760 | 690 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Mississippi, journalism is a growing field. In 2010 there were 60 more journalism professionals working in Mississippi than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of journalism professionals has grown by 10%. This is slower than the trend for journalism professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 12% between 2006 and 2010.
Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in Mississippi
| $32,643 | $36,307 | $39,553 | $42,263 | $46,103 |
| $37,233 | $40,105 | $41,284 | $42,076 | $42,366 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Journalism
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of journalism professionals is growing, the salaries paid to journalism professionals are increasing in Mississippi. The mean salary for journalism professionals in 2006 was $32,643 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $46,103 per year.
Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in Mississippi
10th percentile |
$19,530 |
25th percentile |
$26,143 |
50th percentile |
$38,253 |
75th percentile |
$58,153 |
90th percentile |
$87,153 |
Thus, journalism professionals' salaries grew by 29% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of journalism, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid journalism professionals earning 346% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Mississippi state.
Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in Mississippi
Communications |
$35,887 |
Creative Writing |
$47,760 |
Journalism |
$46,103 |
In Mississippi, journalism professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in Mississippi
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 13 |
As the number of journalism professionals is increasing in Mississippi state, the number of students graduating from the 10 accredited journalism schools in Mississippi state is also increasing. In Mississippi, there were 140 graduates in 2006. And there were 177 graduates from journalism courses in 2010.
This represents a 26% increase in the number of journalism degree or certificate school graduates in Mississippi state. Most of these graduates, or 46%, earned a associate's degree in journalism.