Speech Communication at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Every speech communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the speech communication program at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Speech Communication section at the bottom of this page.

University of Oklahoma Speech Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication
• Master’s Degree in Speech Communication

University of Oklahoma Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at University of Oklahoma is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Speech Communication. 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in speech communication, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at University of Oklahoma

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

University of Oklahoma Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical speech communication bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Oklahoma since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication 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 speech communication.

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 Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in speech communication each year. University of Oklahoma does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the speech communication 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 speech communication.

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies

Careers That Speech Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech communication 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
Communications Professors	330	$50,700
Radio and Television Announcers	310	$35,900
Writers and Authors	210	$50,490
Public Address System Announcers	30	$27,530

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.