Communication & Journalism at Northeastern State University

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Northeastern State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and approximately 7,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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.

NSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

NSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at NSU 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
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from NSU. This makes it the #312 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from NSU. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% 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 NSU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NSU Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from NSU in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. NSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

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

NSU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	16
Journalism	12

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Social Sciences
• 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 Northeastern State 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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.