Journalism at Oakland Community College

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what Oakland Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Oakland Community College is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan and approximately 14,511 students attend the school each year.

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

Oakland Community College Journalism Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Journalism (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Journalism

Oakland Community College Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Oakland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Oakland Community College.

Oakland Community College Journalism Associate’s Program

33% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Oakland Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in journalism at Oakland Community College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakland Community College with a associate's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at Oakland Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 MI, the home state for Oakland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Editors	1,670	$58,150
Reporters and Correspondents	1,190	$47,110
Writers and Authors	1,120	$60,850
Communications Professors	900	$71,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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