Communication & Journalism at SUNY Geneseo

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

SUNY Geneseo is located in Geneseo, New York and approximately 4,911 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,216 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Geneseo in 2021, 98 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.

SUNY Geneseo Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SUNY Geneseo Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at SUNY Geneseo compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at SUNY Geneseo 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
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	112
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	151
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	332
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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY Geneseo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at SUNY Geneseo.

SUNY Geneseo Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 98 communication and journalism students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNY Geneseo, about 42% were men and 58% 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 Geneseo since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at SUNY Geneseo are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	79
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Geneseo 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 SUNY Geneseo. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Geneseo. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	98

Related Majors

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

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 SUNY Geneseo.

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 Benjamin D. Esham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.