Communication & Journalism at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and approximately 10,072 students attend the school each year.

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 Westchester Community College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SUNY Westchester Community College Communication & Journalism Rankings

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.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication and journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at SUNY Westchester Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Westchester Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	42
Journalism	10

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 Westchester Community College.

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.