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Communication & Journalism at SUNY New Paltz

Communication & Journalism at SUNY New Paltz

Every communication & 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 & journalism program at SUNY New Paltz stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

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.

SUNY New Paltz Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SUNY New Paltz Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at SUNY New Paltz are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication & journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 93
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & 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 SUNY New Paltz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 129
Communication & Media Studies 84
Journalism 23

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 SUNY New Paltz.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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