by our College Data Analytics TeamCommunication & Journalism is a program of study at School of Visual Arts. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication and journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. SVA is in the top 10% of the country for communication and journalism. More specifically it was ranked #80 out of 874 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #11 in New York.
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Part-time undergraduates at SVA paid an average of $1,450 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $43,400 | $43,400 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,868 | $1,868 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $22,300 | $22,300 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,300 | $5,300 |
Learn more about SVA tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the SVA communication and journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SVA Online Learning page.
About 68.0% of the students who received their BA in communication and journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication and journalism at SVA in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 18 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 25 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
