Communication & Media Studies at Syracuse University

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Syracuse University stacks up to those at other schools.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

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

Syracuse Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Syracuse Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Syracuse is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in communications, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communications Student Demographics at Syracuse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Syracuse University.

Syracuse Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	67
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Syracuse Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of communications master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies 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 Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	122
Communication & Media Studies	8

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Journalism
• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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 Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
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

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.