Journalism at Suffolk County Community College

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

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and has a total student population of 22,570.

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

Suffolk County Community College Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

Suffolk County Community College Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Suffolk County Community College

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

Suffolk County Community College Journalism Associate’s Program

57% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Suffolk County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

Suffolk County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Suffolk County Community College with a associate's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a 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 Suffolk County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	8

Communication & Media Studies

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 Suffolk County 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.

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