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Communication & Journalism at Buffalo State

Communication & Journalism at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 8,339 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.

Buffalo State Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

Buffalo State Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Buffalo State 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Buffalo State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Buffalo State 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 Buffalo State with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Buffalo State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

71% Women
14% 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.

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Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Buffalo State, 86% 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 Buffalo State with a master's in communication & journalism.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Buffalo State. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising 57
Journalism 23
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 9
Communication & Media Studies 2

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 Buffalo State.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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