Journalism at American University

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received their master's degree in journalism.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

The American University Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at American University.

The American University Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students graduated with a master's degree in journalism from The American University. About 30% were men and 70% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Communication & Media Studies

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Editors	3,330	$89,710
Reporters and Correspondents	1,610	$100,550
Writers and Authors	1,250	$101,690
Photographers	420	$82,840
Radio and Television Announcers	320	$85,030

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.