Communication & Journalism at Buffalo State

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Buffalo State. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 8,339 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 86 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Buffalo State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Buffalo State 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools	71
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	283
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Schools	326
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	387
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
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In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Buffalo State. This makes it the #284 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students earned a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from Buffalo State. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. The typical communication and 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.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Buffalo State Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in communication and journalism from Buffalo State. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

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

Buffalo State 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

If you plan to be a communication and 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 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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fortunate4now under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.