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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, journalism was ranked #128 in the country. In fact 1,238 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the journalism majors at the school.

Full Journalism at Boston University Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Journalism at Harvard University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 21 students majoring in journalism at Northeastern, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Journalism at Northeastern University Report

#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

About 37% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#5

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in the New England Region . Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Of the 16 students majoring in journalism at Emerson, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Journalism at Emerson College Report

With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for journalism students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Full Journalism at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Report

Best Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the best journalism colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 105
Connecticut 19
Maine 20

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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