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Journalism at Northeastern University

If you are interested in studying journalism, you may want to check out the program at Northeastern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

Northeastern Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

Northeastern Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Journalism Master’s Program

76% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Journalism from Northeastern in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Northeastern 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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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