Communications Schools In Oregon
Oregon has 15 accredited communications schools where communications faculty who teach communications classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of communications and communications training in Oregon, which includes communications training at the following levels:
- Associates degree in Communications
- Bachelors degree in Communications
- Masters degree in Communications
- PhD degree in Communications
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Professional Trends
Oregon Vs. National Communications Employment
| Oregon | 5,410 |
| National | 439,660 |
Approximately 1% of the country's communications professionals work in Oregon state.
Employment Growth for Communications professionals In Oregon
| 5,940 | 6,080 | 5,590 | 5,510 | 5,410 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Oregon, communications is a shrinking field. There were 530 less communications professionals working in Oregon in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Oregon, this field has shrunk by 9% in four years. This decline is faster than the change in the number of communications professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of communications professionals has shrunk by 8% from 2006 to 2010.
Communications VS. All Professions salaries in Oregon
| $41,360 | $39,933 | $40,928 | $41,440 | $44,727 |
| $45,036 | $46,427 | $47,124 | $48,511 | $50,274 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Communications
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to communications professionals are growing in Oregon. The mean salary for communications professionals in 2006 was $41,360 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $44,727 per year.
Salary percentiles for Communications professionals in Oregon
10th percentile |
$23,400 |
25th percentile |
$29,928 |
50th percentile |
$39,515 |
75th percentile |
$53,645 |
90th percentile |
$70,098 |
This represents a 8% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 200% pay differential between the highest paid communications professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of communications in Oregon.
Average Salaries for Communications professionals and related professions in Oregon
Advertising |
$74,420 |
Business |
$91,874 |
Communications |
$44,727 |
Creative Writing |
$55,500 |
Fashion Marketing |
$68,605 |
Marketing |
$87,855 |
Public Relations |
$86,890 |
Visual Communications |
$44,132 |
Communications professionals in Oregon earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Communications programs available for each degree type for all schools in Oregon
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
21 |
master |
5 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 28 |
The number of students graduating from the 15 accredited communications schools in Oregon is decreasing. In 2006, 533 students graduated from communications courses in Oregon. And in 2010, 430 students graduated.
There was a decrease in the number of communications school degree or certificate graduates in Oregon by 19%. 75% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in communications.