Types of Degrees Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many general organizational communication graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	1,481
Master’s Degree	253
Basic Certificate	121
Graduate Certificate	22
Undergraduate Certificate	19
Associate Degree	8
Doctor’s Degree	1

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in ?

The major attracts more women than men. About 69% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of general organizational communication majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	33
Black or African American	173
Hispanic or Latino	206
White	864
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	183

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in General Organizational Communication. About 1.5% of those with this major are international students.

Online Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	1	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	5	1
Bachelor’s Degree	16	6
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	23	11
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to general organizational communication.

Major	Number of Grads
Public Relations	5,039
Advertising	4,655
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	4,517
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	1,802
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	1,409
Sports Communication	943
Health Communication	424
Technical & Scientific Communication	203
Political Communication	195
International & Intercultural Communication	183

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Bill Koplitz under License

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