Communication & Journalism at Northwestern Oklahoma State 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NWOSU is located in Alva, Oklahoma and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from NWOSU.

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.

NWOSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

NWOSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at NWOSU 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 NWOSU 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 Schools	844
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	895

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at NWOSU

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

NWOSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from NWOSU. About 44% were men and 56% 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 NWOSU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at NWOSU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NWOSU 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

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Journalism (Other)	9

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• History
• Psychology
• Education

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 Northwestern Oklahoma 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.