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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

Journalism is the #96 most popular major in Massachusetts with 105 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Colleges.

#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 Massachusetts. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 36 students majoring in journalism at Boston U, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Women make up 81% of the journalism majors at the school.

Read full report on Journalism at Harvard University

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 Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 24% are male.

Full Journalism at Northeastern University Report

#4

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 44% are male.

Read full report on Journalism at Emerson College

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Journalism at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Best Journalism Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 19
Maine 20

Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 5 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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