Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Southwestern Oklahoma State University offers 92 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 27 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 1,525 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at SWOSU. 853 students completed bachelor's programs and 315 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at SWOSU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	14	3	211	61	150
Bachelor's	43	7	853	303	550
Master's	15	11	315	64	251
Doctor's	1	NOT OFFERED	70	36	34
Post-Graduate Certificate	2	1	12	-	12
Less than 12-Weeks Certificate	10	3	63	27	36
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	6	1	-	-	-
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	1	1	1	-	1

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($70,858) after graduation and the Business Administration, Management and Operations program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $44,552 average salary.

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Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$70,858	$5,905	$13,784	$146
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$44,552	$3,713	$18,700	$198
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$41,575	$3,465	$19,755	$209
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$25,792	$2,149	$21,750	$231

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Educational Administration and Supervision	$65,599	$5,467	$15,716	$179
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$45,732	$3,811	$22,396	$255
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$44,278	$3,690	$20,500	$233

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 233 and the General Studies Associate program has the second most completers of 114 students.

Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	1	-	1

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
General Studies	114	28	86
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	22	4	18
Business/Commerce	15	3	12
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	13	5	8
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	11	1	10
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	11	10	1
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	9	7	2
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	8	1	7
Occupational Therapist Assistant	7	1	6
Computer Science	1	1	-

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	233	22	211
Business Administration and Management	86	46	40
Pharmaceutical Sciences	71	37	34
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	67	5	62
Elementary Education and Teaching	54	-	54
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	42	13	29
Computer and Information Sciences	39	32	7
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	32	19	13
Engineering Technology	22	21	1
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	21	18	3

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	57	4	53
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	49	2	47
Secondary Education and Teaching	48	16	32
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	44	5	39
Business Administration and Management	44	21	23
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	28	4	24
Educational Leadership and Administration	22	9	13
Community Psychology	19	2	17
Special Education and Teaching	3	-	3
Music	2	2	-

Popular 12-Week Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	45	17	28
Marketing/Marketing Management	22	13	9
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	22	6	16

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Artificial Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54^ONLINE	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	114	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Microbiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
School Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67^ONLINE	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70	NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Music Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	233	49^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	45	NOT OFFERED	86	44^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	45	NOT OFFERED	86	44^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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Major Programs and Degree Completers at SWOSU

Degree Programs Overview

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

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