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Journalism at Stony Brook University

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at Stony Brook University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from SUNY Stony Brook.

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

SUNY Stony Brook Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

SUNY Stony Brook Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at SUNY Stony Brook 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 journalism major at SUNY Stony Brook is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Journalism Schools 76
Best Value Journalism Schools 94
Most Focused Journalism Schools 183

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in journalism from SUNY Stony Brook. This is the #63 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SUNY Stony Brook Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Stony Brook is $37,773. This is 19% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Journalism Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 57 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism from SUNY Stony Brook in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at SUNY Stony Brook are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 journalism.

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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 journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Stony Brook University.

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.

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