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Broadcasting Schools in Missouri

Missouri contains 38 schools that offer broadcasting programs. Webster University, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in MO, has a total student population of 19,372 and is the 177th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 38 broadcasting schools in Missouri, only 12 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Saint Louis University-Main Campus comes out as the most expensive ($31,255/yr), with Mineral Area College as the lowest recorded at only $4,554/yr.

Broadcasting students from Missouri schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Missouri alone, there are 30 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $56,300. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $30,150/yr and there are 910 employed.

Also, within the broadcasting schools in Missouri, the average student population is 2,183 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 4755 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,482 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,695, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Broadcasting Programs in Missouri

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Evangel University

• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mineral Area College

• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Ozarks Technical Community College

• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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Missouri Interesting Facts

• Missouri is known as the "Show Me State".
• The 'Show Me State' expression may have began in 1899 when Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver stated, "I'm from Missouri and you've got to show me."
• The first successful parachute jump to be made from a moving airplane was made by Captain Berry at St. Louis, in 1912.
• The most destructive tornado on record occurred in Annapolis. In 3 hours, it tore through the town on March 18, 1925 leaving a 980-foot wide trail of demolished buildings, uprooted trees, and overturned cars. It left 823 people dead and almost 3,000 injured.
• At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Richard Blechyden, served tea with ice and invented iced tea.

Top National Parks in Missouri:

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Famous State Residents:

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See Also

• Broadcasting Information
• Salary Details for a Reporter
• Online Broadcasting Schools
• Online Broadcasting Programs
• Online Broadcasting Courses

Related Subjects - Schools in or near Missouri

• Broadcasting
• Visual Communications