Communication & Journalism at LIU Post

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

LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and approximately 15,066 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,603 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from LIU Post in 2021, 35 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.

LIU Post Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

LIU Post Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at LIU Post 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 LIU Post 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
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,029

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from LIU Post. This makes it the #228 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at LIU Post

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

LIU Post Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from LIU Post, about 57% were men and 43% 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 LIU Post since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

LIU Post Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 communication and journalism majors earned their master's degree from LIU Post. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. LIU Post does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

LIU Post 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 LIU Post. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	20
Journalism	9
Communication & Media Studies	7
Public Relations & Advertising	7

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Social Sciences
• Library Science
• 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 LIU Post.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.