Communication & Journalism at University at Albany

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAlbany Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

UAlbany Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at UAlbany 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at UAlbany

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at University at Albany.

UAlbany Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	74
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UAlbany Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

71% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the communication & journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at University at Albany. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	269
Journalism	40

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 University at Albany.

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
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