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Undergraduate Journalism at SUNY at Purchase College

Here is an overview of this program at Purchase College. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #11 out of 15 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

Purchase College Undergraduate Journalism Rankings

College Factual rates Purchase College among the top schools in the country for journalism, placing at #141 out of 203 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Schools	141 of 203
Best Journalism Schools in New York	13 of 19
Best Journalism Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	26 of 35

Undergraduate Journalism Degrees at Purchase College

Here is each degree level granted in journalism at Purchase College, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	16

Purchase College Journalism Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, SUNY at Purchase College awarded 16 bachelor’s degrees in journalism.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Purchase College is a solid choice among schools offering journalism at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #11 out of 15 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York	11
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	22
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124

Salary of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Journalism majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Purchase College report a median salary of $42,754 a year. This is above $35,596, the median for all majors at Purchase College.

Student Debt of Journalism Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Purchase College, journalism students accumulate a median of $23,947 in student loans. This is higher than $23,572, the typical median for all majors at Purchase College.

Purchase College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,070	$17,320
Fees	$1,946	$1,946

Learn more about Purchase College tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of journalism bachelor’s degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

The majority of journalism bachelor’s degree graduates at Purchase College are White. Approximately 69% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from SUNY at Purchase College with a bachelor’s in journalism.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Rschaming under License More about our data sources and methodologies.