Photojournalism at Syracuse University

Every photojournalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the photojournalism 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.

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

Syracuse Photojournalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Photojournalism
• Master’s Degree in Photojournalism

Syracuse Photojournalism Rankings

The photojournalism major at Syracuse is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Photojournalism. 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.

Photojournalism Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Photojournalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of photojournalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in photojournalism at Syracuse are white. This is below 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 photojournalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Syracuse Photojournalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of photojournalism master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in photojournalism each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• General Journalism
• Other Journalism
• Broadcast Journalism

Careers That Photojournalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in photojournalism 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
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.