Communication & Journalism at SUNY Potsdam

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what SUNY Potsdam has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Potsdam is located in Potsdam, New York and approximately 3,084 students attend the school each year. Of the 693 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Potsdam in 2021, 37 of them were communication and journalism majors.

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 Potsdam Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SUNY Potsdam Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication and journalism major at SUNY Potsdam 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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY Potsdam

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

SUNY Potsdam Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism from SUNY Potsdam. About 32% were men and 68% were women.

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Potsdam with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SUNY Potsdam 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 Potsdam. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Potsdam. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	37

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 Potsdam.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.