Communication and Media Studies programs in New York
23 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,993 at Suffolk County Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Public Relations Specialists in New York earn a median of $81,250 a year across 28,250 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Editors | $101,480 | 16,800 |
| Fundraisers | $80,540 | 11,600 |
| Public Relations Managers | $180,880 | 7,710 |
| News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists | $100,770 | 5,750 |
| Fundraising Managers | $169,510 | 4,080 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (11 grads) | 17 |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Associate's degree | $8,937 | $26,933 (20 grads) | 29 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | $8,600 | $20,140 (22 grads) | 65 |
| Jamestown Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | $18,771 (12 grads) | 9 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | $10,875 | $18,771 (23 grads) | 37 |
| CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City | Associate's degree | — | $18,309 (21 grads) | 48 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | $18,087 (15 grads) | 31 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | $9,375 | not published | 12 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | $10,085 | not published | 18 |
| Cayuga County Community College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Fulton-Montgomery Community College Johnstown | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Genesee Community College Batavia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Herkimer County Community College Herkimer | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Niagara County Community College Sanborn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Communication and Media Studies — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.