Journalism Schools In New York
In New York, there are 31 accredited schools where journalism classes faculty can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in journalism in the state of New York, which encompasses journalism training at the following levels:
- Journalism Certificate
- Associates degree in Journalism
- Bachelors degree in Journalism
- Masters degree in Journalism
Statistics
Professional Trends
New York Vs. National Journalism Employment
| New York | 8,300 |
| National | 105,350 |
Of all of the journalism professionals in the country, nearly 8% are in the state of New York.
Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In New York
| 10,780 | 9,330 | 8,650 | 8,120 | 8,300 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New York, the field of journalism is shrinking. In New York, 2,480 less journalism professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 23% decline in the field. This is faster than the trend for journalism professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 12% between 2006 and 2010.
Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in New York
| $54,523 | $57,463 | $57,207 | $59,950 | $63,243 |
| $47,100 | $51,120 | $53,567 | $54,837 | $56,461 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Journalism
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of journalism professionals is declining, the salaries paid to journalism professionals are increasing in New York. In 2006 journalism professionals made a mean salary of $54,523 per year, and in 2010 they made $63,243 per year.
Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in New York
10th percentile |
$24,217 |
25th percentile |
$32,543 |
50th percentile |
$49,280 |
75th percentile |
$75,737 |
90th percentile |
$102,194 |
Thus, there was a 14% growth in journalism professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. Within the field of journalism, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid journalism professionals earning 322% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in New York state.
Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in New York
Communications |
$62,217 |
Creative Writing |
$88,630 |
Journalism |
$63,243 |
Journalism professionals in New York earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in New York
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
23 |
master |
9 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
5 |
| Total | 43 |
The number of students graduating from the 31 accredited journalism schools in New York is decreasing. In 2006 there were 1,543 journalism graduates from journalism courses in New York and in 2010 there were 1,372 graduates.
Thus there was a 11% percent decrease in the number of journalism school degree or certificate graduates in New York. A majority of these graduates, or 53%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in journalism.