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Communication & Media Studies at Oakland University

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Communication & Media Studies at Oakland University

Every communication and media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Oakland University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and has a total student population of 18,552. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received their master's degree in communications.

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.

Oakland Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Oakland Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

86% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 communications majors earned their master's degree from Oakland. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Public Relations Specialists 6,280 $61,760
Editors 1,670 $58,150
Reporters and Correspondents 1,190 $47,110
Writers and Authors 1,120 $60,850
Communications Professors 900 $71,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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