Oklahoma contains two schools that offer jewelry programs. Tulsa Technology Center-Peoria, the highest-ranking jewelry school in OK, has a total student population of 424 and is the 1275th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 2 jewelry schools in Oklahoma, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Tulsa Technology Center-Peoria comes out as the most expensive ($13,968/yr), with Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center as the lowest recorded at only $12,952/yr.
Jewelry students from Oklahoma schools who go on to become jewelers, jewelry designers, jewelry makers, jewelry repairers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 23,410 people working as jewelers and precious stone and metal workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $36,620. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Oklahoma alone, there are 30 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $20,100. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers in this state earn $34,150/yr and there are 90 employed.
Also, within the jewelry schools in Oklahoma, the average student population is 1,754 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from jewelry, there are 4305 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,424 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,600, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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