Communication & Journalism at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 299 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.

Syracuse Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Doctorate Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at Syracuse

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Syracuse offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Syracuse Communication & Journalism Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 299 students graduated with a master's degree in communication and journalism from Syracuse. About 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communication and journalism each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the communication and journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	80
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	121
International Students	44
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Relations & Advertising	165
Journalism	92
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	31
Communication & Media Studies	14

Related Majors

• History
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science

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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.