Best Community programs in Oklahoma, ranked by enrollment
All community and social service specialists not listed.
13 schools in Oklahoma run programs that feed this job, graduating 167 people a year. The job pays a median of $53,640 in Oklahoma across about 70 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Oklahoma that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
6 programs in Oklahoma that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Oklahoma (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oklahoma page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 30.1701In Oklahoma → | 71 | 42.5% | 2 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 2 | CIP 44.0000In Oklahoma → | 51 | 30.5% | 3 | $35,168 | $29,279 |
| 3 | CIP 39.0701In Oklahoma → | 40 | 24.0% | 5 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
| 4 | CIP 39.0799In Oklahoma → | 2 | 1.2% | 1 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
| 5 | CIP 44.0201In Oklahoma → | 2 | 1.2% | 2 | $39,102 | $27,000 |
| 6 | CIP 19.0711In Oklahoma → | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
Top 13 schools in Oklahoma
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 1 of the 13 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 39 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 72% | $23,470 | 62% |
| 2 | East Central University Ada, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Human Services, General | $32,083 | 34% | — | 58% |
| 3 | Murray State College Tishomingo, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 27% | — | — |
| 4 | Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 17 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 57% | $23,543 | 99% |
| 5 | Eastern Oklahoma State College Wilburton, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Human Services, General | — | 27% | — | — |
| 6 | Family of Faith Christian University Shawnee, OK Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 15 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | — | — | 76% |
| 7 | Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 51% | $19,619 | — |
| 8 | Southwestern Christian University Bethany, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Human Services, General | — | 16% | $21,018 | — |
| 9 | Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 52% | $23,214 | 49% |
| 10 | Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 35% | — | 100% |
| 11 | Randall University Moore, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Pastoral Studies/Counseling | — | 26% | $16,491 | 58% |
| 12 | Rose State College Midwest City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Early Childhood and Family Studies | — | 20% | — | — |
| 13 | University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus Norman, OK Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 75% | — | 77% |
All 13 schools in Oklahoma
Every school in Oklahoma with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa | Private not-for-profit | 39 | 1 |
| East Central University | Ada | Public | 32 | 1 |
| Murray State College | Tishomingo | Public | 32 | 1 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | Private not-for-profit | 17 | 1 |
| Eastern Oklahoma State College | Wilburton | Public | 16 | 1 |
| Family of Faith Christian University | Shawnee | Private not-for-profit | 15 | 2 |
| Southern Nazarene University | Bethany | Private not-for-profit | 7 | 1 |
| Southwestern Christian University | Bethany | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 1 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah | Public | 1 | 1 |
| Randall University | Moore | Private not-for-profit | 1 | 1 |
| Rose State College | Midwest City | Public | 1 | 1 |
| University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus | Norman | Public | 1 | 1 |
What community and social service specialists, all other earn in Oklahoma
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $56,730. Oklahoma pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other page.
How to become a Community
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Oklahoma
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0710Developmental Services Worker
- 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
- 19.0712Parent Education Services
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- 39.0701Pastoral Studies/Counseling
- 39.0799Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
- 44.0000Human Services, General
- 44.0201Community Organization and Advocacy
Common questions
Answers for people weighing community and social service specialists, all other programs in Oklahoma.
What degree do you need to become a Community?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Behavioral Sciences, which awarded 71 degrees in Oklahoma in 2024-25, 42.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Community?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Behavioral Sciences, Human Services, Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Community Organization and Advocacy, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 167 people a year in Oklahoma.
How much do community and social service specialists, all other earn in Oklahoma?+
The median is $53,640 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 5.4% below the U.S. median of $56,730. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for community and social service specialists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Oklahoma?+
13 institutions in Oklahoma reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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