Communication & Media Studies at Herkimer County Community College

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Herkimer County Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Herkimer College is located in Herkimer, New York and approximately 2,224 students attend the school each year.

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

Herkimer College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Herkimer College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Herkimer College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Herkimer County Community College.

Herkimer College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

75% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Herkimer College are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Herkimer County Community College with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications 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 Herkimer County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	6

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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 Herkimer County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Reporters and Correspondents	4,540	$81,930
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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