Communication & Journalism at Ithaca College

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying communication & journalism, you may want to check out the program at Ithaca College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 5,354 students attend the school each year.

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.

Ithaca Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Ithaca Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Ithaca 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Ithaca

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

Ithaca Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

49% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Ithaca since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Ithaca 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 Ithaca College with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	215
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Ithaca Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

56% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication & journalism each year. Ithaca does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Ithaca, 69% 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 Ithaca College with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ithaca College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	147
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	142
Journalism	36
Communication & Media Studies	8

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 Ithaca 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
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