Journalism at SUNY Plattsburgh

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. In 2021, 18 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at SUNY Plattsburgh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Journalism Schools	96
Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
	219

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from SUNY Plattsburgh Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNY Plattsburgh is $26,260. This is less than $31,781, which is the national average of all journalism majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from SUNY Plattsburgh. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SUNY Plattsburgh also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.