General Journalism at SUNY Westchester Community College

Every general 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 Westchester Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Westchester Community College General Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

SUNY Westchester Community College General Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College General Journalism Associate’s Program

20% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 34% men each year. The program at SUNY Westchester Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 46% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in journalism at SUNY Westchester Community College are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 4% 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Westchester Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Reporters and Correspondents	4,540	$81,930
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470
Broadcast News Analysts	880	$111,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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