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Communication & Media Studies at Buffalo State

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Communication & Media Studies at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 8,339. In 2021, 2 communications 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 & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Buffalo State Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications

Buffalo State Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communications programs across the country. The following shows how Buffalo State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communications major at Buffalo State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 473
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,006

How Much Do Communications Graduates from Buffalo State Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at Buffalo State is $25,844. This is less than $32,435, which is the national average of all communications majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Communications Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications from Buffalo State. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Buffalo State also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists 24,510 $74,000
Editors 19,140 $83,070
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380
Reporters and Correspondents 4,540 $81,930
Communications Professors 3,080 $90,470

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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