Communication & Journalism at Iona College

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

Iona is located in New Rochelle, New York and approximately 3,590 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Iona Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Iona Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Iona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Iona College.

Iona Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Iona awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Iona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 37% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Iona, 71% 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 Iona College with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Iona College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	17

Related Majors

• Psychology
• 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 Iona College.

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 Anthony22 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.