Communication & Journalism at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 217 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

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

Columbia Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Doctorate Degree in Communication & Journalism

Columbia Communication & Journalism Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in communication and journalism, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 217 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from Columbia in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	95
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	142
Communication & Media Studies	92
Public Relations & Advertising	14

Related Majors

• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.