Communications Programs in New York
Communications studies how messages are made and received across media, marketing, and public relations. It is one of the larger liberal arts majors, and outcomes vary widely by internship experience and the industry a graduate enters first.
Programs below are ranked only when a college figure rests on at least 100 graduates. Programs on 30 to 99 graduates carry a small-program flag and are listed, not ranked. Anything smaller shows the national median for the major, badged as such.
Ranked Communications Programs in New York
| College | Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fordham University | Communications | $53,270 n=127 | $25,485 Small program - rough guide n=97 |
| Syracuse University | Communications | $52,563 n=120 | $23,898 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| CUNY City College | Communications | $52,335 n=118 | Not published |
| Marist University | Communications | $45,989 n=215 | $25,000 n=221 |
| Pace University | Communications | $44,703 n=176 | $24,759 n=120 |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | Communications | $43,434 n=119 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=83 |
| SUNY Oneonta | Communications | $41,055 n=214 | $20,007 n=150 |
| University at Albany | Communications | $40,969 n=255 | $22,000 n=227 |
| University at Buffalo | Communications | $39,534 n=168 | $20,500 n=169 |
| State University of New York at Cortland | Communications | $39,334 n=100 | $24,989 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| St. John's University-New York | Communications | $35,308 n=119 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| CUNY Hunter College | Communications | $32,792 n=202 | $11,440 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| SUNY at Purchase College | Communications | $25,849 n=128 | $16,750 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs
These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.
| College | Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Alfred University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Canisius University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Clarkson University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Cornell University | Communications | $63,499 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $9,125 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | Communications | $41,546 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $16,675 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Communications | $42,400 Small program - rough guide n=84 | Not published |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | Communications | $38,310 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $14,050 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | Communications | $65,607 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $17,687 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| CUNY Lehman College | Communications | $35,082 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $10,150 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| CUNY Queens College | Communications | $36,976 Small program - rough guide n=97 | $11,700 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| CUNY York College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Daemen University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Dominican University New York | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Five Towns College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Hilbert College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | Communications | $53,637 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $26,250 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Hofstra University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Houghton University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Iona University | Communications | $38,323 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Ithaca College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Keuka College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| LIM College | Communications | $45,980 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| Le Moyne College | Communications | $42,536 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $23,251 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Long Island University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Manhattan University | Communications | $46,902 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $23,309 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Manhattanville University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Marymount Manhattan College | Communications | $37,408 Small program - rough guide n=50 | Not published |
| Mercy University | Communications | $24,261 Small program - rough guide n=34 | Not published |
| Molloy University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Mount Saint Mary College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Nazareth University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| The New School | Communications | $36,548 Small program - rough guide n=36 | $24,326 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| Niagara University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| New York Institute of Technology | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| St Bonaventure University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| St. Francis College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| St Lawrence University | Communications | $54,530 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=57 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Siena University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| St. John Fisher University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Farmingdale State College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Stony Brook University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| SUNY Polytechnic Institute | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| SUNY Brockport | Communications | $41,641 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $23,681 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University | Communications | $34,884 Small program - rough guide n=66 | Not published |
| SUNY at Fredonia | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | Communications | $39,992 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $21,593 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| State University of New York at Oswego | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | $22,313 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| SUNY College at Potsdam | Communications | $39,162 Small program - rough guide n=39 | Not published |
| SUNY Old Westbury | Communications | $44,399 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Touro University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Utica University | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Vassar College | Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |