Journalism at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

Temple Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

Temple Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in journalism from Temple in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in journalism each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Public Relations & Advertising

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Photographers	1,740	$34,790
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140
Reporters and Correspondents	1,330	$39,600
Communications Professors	1,280	$76,720

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.