Communication & Media Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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

University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and approximately 27,772 students attend the school each year.

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.

University of Oklahoma Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

University of Oklahoma Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at University of Oklahoma 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at University of Oklahoma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

University of Oklahoma Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical communications bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Oklahoma since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at University of Oklahoma are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

University of Oklahoma Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. University of Oklahoma does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus with a master's in communications.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	99
Communication & Media Studies	2

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Journalism

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 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

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 Nicholas Benson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.