Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) offers hands-on training in various allied health fields, including Medical Assisting Services, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, and Surgical Technology. The university also provides programs in Engineering Technology with a manufacturing focus, preparing students for roles in design, quality control, and automation, with many graduates earning Certified Manufacturing Technologist credentials. Additionally, SWOSU offers continuing education courses designed for working professionals seeking to acquire new skills or update existing ones, with flexible scheduling options including online, evening, and weekend classes.
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All Programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
1 trade program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Medical Assisting
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62 | $43,773/yr | $11,090 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.