Communication & Journalism at East Central University

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at East Central University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Ada, Oklahoma and approximately 3,608 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from ECU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

ECU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

ECU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at ECU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at ECU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools	71
	619
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	813

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at ECU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at East Central University.

ECU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from ECU in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Central University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ECU also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Central University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	20

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OK, the home state for East Central University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Public Relations Specialists	1,880	$51,060
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Community Health Workers	1,110	$47,110
Technical Writers	730	$57,450
Editors	700	$44,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brad Holt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.