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2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oklahoma
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Oklahoma to see which ones had the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in Oklahoma
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Our 2023 rankings named Community Care College the most popular school in Oklahoma for trade school students working on their degree. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 360 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Community Care College accumulate an average of $11,873 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $81. Once they receive their degree, Community Care College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $23,950 during the early year of their career. Around 96% of those degree recipients were women.
The programs at Oklahoma City Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Oklahoma. OCCC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,024 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $11,368 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, OCCC graduates make an average of $34,940 annually. Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.
The programs at Southeastern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular trade school schools in Oklahoma. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in Durant, Oklahoma that handed out 1,813 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $19,899 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, Southeastern Oklahoma State University graduates make an average of $43,234 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. This small public school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 824 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,823 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, OSU-OKC graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $42,026 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. Southwestern Oklahoma State University is a small public school located in Weatherford, Oklahoma that handed out 1,313 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,171 in student loans. During the early years of their career, SWOSU graduates make an average of $45,852 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 682 students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from OSU Institute of Technology accumulate an average of $13,238 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $277. Once they receive their degree, OSU Institute of Technology graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $47,948 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 31% were women.
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Rogers State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in Claremore, Oklahoma, the small public school handed out 728 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $21,891 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, RSU graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $38,722 during the early year of their career. Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
With a ranking of #8, Northeastern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for trade school students working. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,839 degrees to qualified students.
On average, students take out $25,000 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, NSU graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $41,444 during the early year of their career. Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oklahoma ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 7,375 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $39,244 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $555, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, University of Oklahoma graduates make an average of $50,499 annually. Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Located in McAlester, Oklahoma, the very small public school handed out 942 degrees in 2021-2022.
Once they receive their degree, KTC McAlester graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $31,012 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 54% were women.
University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Oklahoma list. This small public school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1,137 degrees in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from UOHSC accumulate an average of $92,610 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $352. Once they receive their degree, UOHSC graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $70,088 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Platt College - Tulsa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the very small private for-profit school awarded 74 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Platt College - Tulsa accumulate an average of $15,252 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $56.After graduating from Platt College - Tulsa, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $25,505 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.
Pontotoc Technology Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, the very small public school handed out 177 degrees in 2021-2022.
During the early years of their career, Pontotoc Technology Center graduates make an average of $35,244 annually. Around 52% of those degree recipients were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.