Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Journalism at Onondaga Community College

Find Schools Near

Journalism at Onondaga Community College

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if Onondaga Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 8,545 students attend the school each year.

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

OCC Journalism Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Journalism

OCC Journalism Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Journalism Student Demographics at OCC

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

OCC Journalism Associate’s Program

20% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at OCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 46% more women than average.

undefined

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in journalism at OCC are white. Around 72% 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 Onondaga Community College with a associate's in journalism.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Onondaga Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Editors 19,140 $83,070
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380
Film and Video Editors 4,590 $92,170
Reporters and Correspondents 4,540 $81,930
Photographers 4,090 $53,150

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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.