Communication & Journalism at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Southwestern Oklahoma State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 4,898. In 2021, 17 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from SWOSU.

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.

SWOSU Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SWOSU Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at SWOSU 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	209
	551
	566
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	609
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	696
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	937

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SWOSU

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

SWOSU Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from SWOSU. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at SWOSU since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at SWOSU 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SWOSU 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	17

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• 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 Southwestern 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
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.