Journalism at Syracuse University

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 Syracuse University stacks up to those at other schools.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Syracuse.

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

Syracuse Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Journalism

Syracuse Journalism Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Syracuse 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
Best Value Journalism Schools	199

In 2021, 92 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse. This makes it the #2 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Syracuse Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Syracuse is $39,363. This is 24% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 141 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Syracuse. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	98
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Syracuse Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 92 journalism majors earned their master's degree from Syracuse. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	42
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.