Communication & Journalism at Nassau Community College

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

Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and approximately 13,864 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.

Nassau Community College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Nassau Community College Communication & Journalism Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Nassau Community College

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

Nassau Community College Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication and journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Nassau Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Nassau Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Nassau Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nassau Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	37

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 Nassau Community 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.