Journalism at Ocean County College

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

OCC is located in Toms River, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,480.

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

OCC Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

OCC Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at OCC

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

OCC Journalism Associate’s Program

50% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at OCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in journalism at OCC are white. Around 72% 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 Ocean County College with a associate's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ocean County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Broadcast Journalism	20

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 NJ, the home state for Ocean County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Editors	3,130	$74,130
Photographers	1,400	$35,840
Writers and Authors	1,050	$81,160
Communications Professors	940	$92,200
Film and Video Editors	590	$87,150

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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