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Communication & Journalism at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489. Of the 1,919 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY New Paltz in 2021, 236 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.

SUNY New Paltz Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SUNY New Paltz Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at SUNY New Paltz compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 31
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools 263
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 505

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 236 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from SUNY New Paltz in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% 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 SUNY New Paltz since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 58
White 149
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz. 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 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 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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