Communication & Journalism at SUNY Cortland

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 SUNY Cortland stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Cortland is located in Cortland, New York and approximately 6,832 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 93 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Cortland.

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 Cortland Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SUNY Cortland Communication & Journalism Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how SUNY Cortland 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 communication and journalism major at SUNY Cortland 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
	181
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	262

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY Cortland

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

SUNY Cortland Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 communication and journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from SUNY Cortland. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at SUNY Cortland 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 Cortland with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	78
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SUNY Cortland 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 Cortland. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Cortland. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	86
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	7

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 Cortland.

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 Publicganda under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.