Communication & Journalism at University at Albany

Every communication and journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication and journalism program at University at Albany stacks up to those at other schools.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,669 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University at Albany in 2021, 291 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.

UAlbany Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how UAlbany performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	56
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Doctor’s Degree Schools	81

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from UAlbany. This makes it the #141 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in communication and 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 and journalism majors at University at Albany.

UAlbany Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 291 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAlbany. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% 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 UAlbany since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	130
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UAlbany Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 communication and journalism majors earned their master's degree from UAlbany. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from UAlbany, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAlbany 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 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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Education
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.