Communication & Journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if SUNY Plattsburgh is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and approximately 5,109 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 students received a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from SUNY Plattsburgh.

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 Plattsburgh Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SUNY Plattsburgh Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at SUNY Plattsburgh 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 Plattsburgh 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools	71
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at SUNY Plattsburgh awarded 108 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to 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 Plattsburgh since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh 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 Plattsburgh with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	64
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	60
Journalism	18
Public Relations & Advertising	16
Communication & Media Studies	14

Related Majors

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

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 Plattsburgh.

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 Erik Graham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.