Communication & Journalism at The City College of New York

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

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. Of the 2,660 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The City College of New York in 2021, 89 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.

CCNY Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communication & Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

CCNY Communication & Journalism Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at CCNY 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
Best Value Communication & Journalism Basic Certificate Schools	14
	60
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	530

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from CCNY. This makes it the #76 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 89 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in communication and journalism from CCNY in 2021, 44% were men and 56% 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 CCNY since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CCNY Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a master's degree in communication and journalism from CCNY. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CCNY 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

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	82
Public Relations & Advertising	31
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	7

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

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 The City College of New York.

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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.