Communication & Media Studies at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
SWOSU is located in Weatherford, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 4,898. In 2021, 17 communications 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 & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.
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SWOSU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
SWOSU Communication & Media Studies Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how SWOSU performed in these rankings.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The communications major at SWOSU 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 |
|---|---|
| Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 174 |
| 518 | |
| Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 534 |
| Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 539 |
| Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools | 675 |
| Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools | 800 |
Earnings of SWOSU Communications Graduates
The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at SWOSU is $28,829. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Communications Student Demographics at SWOSU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
SWOSU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program
About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 communications.
| 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 communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 OK, the home state for Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
| Occupation | Jobs in OK | Average Salary in OK |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations Specialists | 1,880 | $51,060 |
| Editors | 700 | $44,380 |
| Reporters and Correspondents | 480 | $38,300 |
| Communications Professors | 330 | $50,700 |
| Radio and Television Announcers | 310 | $35,900 |
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.
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