Journalism at New York 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 New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

NYU Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at NYU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NYU offers distance education options for journalism at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NYU Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 14 journalism students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NYU, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in journalism each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from NYU, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Publishing
• Communication & Journalism (Other)
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Film and Video Editors	4,590	$92,170
Reporters and Correspondents	4,540	$81,930
Photographers	4,090	$53,150

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.