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Journalism at Boston University

Journalism at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

Boston U Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Journalism Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Journalism Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 41
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Boston U Journalism Master’s Program

74% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Journalism

The following journalism concentations are available at Boston University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 130
Other Journalism 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 Boston 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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