Journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at SUNY Plattsburgh stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and approximately 5,109 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Plattsburgh Journalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

SUNY Plattsburgh Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at SUNY Plattsburgh is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Journalism Bachelor’s Program

16% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 16% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Plattsburgh since its program graduates 49% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following 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
General Journalism	11
Broadcast Journalism	7

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Film and Video Editors	4,590	$92,170
Reporters and Correspondents	4,540	$81,930
Photographers	4,090	$53,150

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

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