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Communications at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

If you plan to study Communications, you may want to check out the program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University is in Weatherford, OK.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 13 communications degrees were granted at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Online coursework is an option at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Among 5,186 students, 1,882 (36%) studied exclusively online and 2,145 (41%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Communications graduates at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Communications graduates at Southwestern Oklahoma State University are 54% women (7) and 46% men (6).

Communications Bachelor’s Program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Among the 13 bachelor’s communications graduates at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 54% were women (7) and 46% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of Communications bachelor’s degree recipients at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, below the national average of 40%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Communications Graduates

Graduates of the Communications program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Communications graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.