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Communication & Media Studies at Southern Oregon University

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Communication & Media Studies at Southern Oregon University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Southern Oregon University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Oregon University is located in Ashland, Oregon and has a total student population of 5,140. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Southern Oregon University.

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

Southern Oregon University Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Southern Oregon University Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Southern Oregon University 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 communications major at Southern Oregon University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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 Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 307
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 383
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 441
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Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 559

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Southern Oregon University Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern Oregon University is $26,901. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,435 for all communications students.

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Communications Student Demographics at Southern Oregon University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Southern Oregon University.

Southern Oregon University Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 43 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Southern Oregon University, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Southern Oregon University 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 Southern Oregon University with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 22
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Southern Oregon University also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Southern Oregon University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Public Relations Specialists 3,210 $66,800
Editors 1,080 $55,610
Writers and Authors 700 $69,050
Reporters and Correspondents 450 $48,960
Communications Professors 390 $80,700

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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