A degree in journalism is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #69 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Journalism Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 438 degrees in journalism to qualified students.
The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The journalism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Journalism Schools in Oklahoma.
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The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in journalism. University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were roughly 279 journalism students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the journalism major at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus earn $2,517 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in journalism. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #227 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OSU is a great university overall.
There were about 30 journalism students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, journalism degree recipients generally make about $33,432 in the first five years of their career.
Any student pursuing a degree in journalism needs to check out University of Central Oklahoma. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 32 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 60 journalism students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent data year. After graduation, journalism degree recipients usually earn around $30,677 in the first five years of their career.
Northeastern State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in journalism. NSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Tahlequah. This university ranks 14th out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 12 journalism students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the journalism program make around $31,510 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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The journalism program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Journalism rankings. For our Best Overall Journalism School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
