Communication & Journalism at Farmingdale State College

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Farmingdale State College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is located in Farmingdale, New York and approximately 10,018 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale.

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.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale 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 SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	145
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	341
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	351
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	433

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale

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

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale, about 37% were men and 63% 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 SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Farmingdale State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	62

Related Majors

• 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 Farmingdale State 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 Batiste93 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.