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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Massachusetts

5 Colleges
$38,013 Avg Salary
$25,053 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism 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 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 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 Colleges.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in Massachusetts for journalism students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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The excellent programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Emerson College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great place for journalism students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Journalism Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Schools 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.

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