Communication & Journalism at Brooklyn College

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Brooklyn College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 17,735. Of the 3,219 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College in 2021, 158 of them were communication and journalism majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Brooklyn College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Brooklyn College Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Brooklyn College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Brooklyn College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools	83
	202
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	351
	425

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Brooklyn College. This makes it the #352 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Brooklyn College.

Brooklyn College Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 158 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from Brooklyn College in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Brooklyn College since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Brooklyn College Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a master's degree in communication and journalism from Brooklyn College. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Brooklyn College, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brooklyn College with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Brooklyn College also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Brooklyn College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brooklyn College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	74
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	54
Journalism	32

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Gabriel Liendo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.