Communication & Journalism at School of Visual Arts

Every communication and 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 and journalism program at School of Visual Arts stacks up to those at other schools.

SVA is located in New York, New York and approximately 3,692 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

SVA Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SVA Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SVA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at School of Visual Arts.

SVA Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in communication and journalism from SVA in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. SVA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from School of Visual Arts with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from School of Visual Arts. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	27

Related Majors

• 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 School of Visual Arts.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.