Communication & Journalism at The City College of New York

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what The City College of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

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.

CCNY Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

CCNY Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 communication and journalism majors earned their master's degree from CCNY. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	3
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	31

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 The City College of New York.

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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.