Communication at Buffalo State
Communication encompasses many disciplines and career fields. Our alumni are employed across the country as journalists, social media specialists, public relations and advertising professionals, television and video producers, and more.
Get hands-on experience in professional communication settings. Gain a competitive edge in the job market through our internships, student media organizations, and service-learning courses.
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Credentials
We’re one of only 117 schools in the United States accredited by the prestigious Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, making us one of the finest in the country – and among the most affordable.
ACEJMC website What Accreditation Means
Real-World Experience
Our emphasis on hands-on, applied-learning through internships, student media organizations, and service-learning courses gives our graduates real-world, professional experience.
Internships Service-Learning Courses Student Media Organizations
Career Success
Our graduating students are ready for exciting communication careers in online, print and broadcast journalism, public relations, social media, and advertising, media production, scholarly communication research, and media analysis.
Alumni Success StoriesBroadcasting Partnerships Allow Students to Run the Show
Media Production At-A-Glance
Student-produced videos about the media production major.
Career Paths
Samantha Pangborn, '21
In spring 2021, media production major Samantha Pangborn interned at WNED-TV and was subsequently offered a full-time position.
