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Journalism at Boston 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 Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 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.

Boston U Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

Boston U Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Journalism Master’s Program

78% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 36 journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Editors 3,160 $89,280
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000
Photographers 1,220 $65,090
Reporters and Correspondents 1,050 $53,140
Communications Professors 530 $79,930

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*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.

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