Communication & Journalism at Ithaca College

If you are interested in studying communication and 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. Of the 1,366 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in 2021, 328 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.

Ithaca Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ithaca

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ithaca offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Ithaca Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Ithaca performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	88
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	89
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	102
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	115
	164
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	201
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	472

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Ithaca. This makes it the #284 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Ithaca

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

Ithaca Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 328 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ithaca, about 39% were men and 61% 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 Ithaca since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	244
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Ithaca Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Ithaca awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Ithaca does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ithaca 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 Ithaca College. 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

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Mr Senseless under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.