Communication & Journalism at Johns Hopkins University

If you plan to study communication & journalism, take a look at what Johns Hopkins University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 28,890 students attend the school each year.

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.

Johns Hopkins Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at Johns Hopkins

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Johns Hopkins does offer online courses in communication & journalism for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Johns Hopkins University.

Johns Hopkins Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	65
International Students	132
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at Johns Hopkins University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johns Hopkins University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	151

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 MD, the home state for Johns Hopkins University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Public Relations Specialists	3,250	$71,030
Editors	2,280	$59,560
Technical Writers	2,000	$80,130
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	1,720	$123,020

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 Lester Spence under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.