Communication & Journalism at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 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.

University at Buffalo Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Communication & Journalism (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

University at Buffalo Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at University at Buffalo is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication & journalism, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical communication & journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at University at Buffalo since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	96
International Students	176
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

University at Buffalo Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from University at Buffalo, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Buffalo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	352

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 University at Buffalo.

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
• Image Credit: By Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.