Communication & Journalism at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Stony Brook University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 57 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook.

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 Stony Brook Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SUNY Stony Brook Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at SUNY Stony Brook 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 SUNY Stony Brook 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
	27
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from SUNY Stony Brook. This is the #377 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Stony Brook University.

SUNY Stony Brook Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from SUNY Stony Brook. About 47% were men and 53% 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 Stony Brook since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at SUNY Stony Brook are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY Stony Brook 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

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Stony Brook University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	57
Public Relations & Advertising	6

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 Stony Brook University.

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
• Image Credit: By Danski14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.