Journalism at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 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.

Harvard Journalism Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Journalism

Harvard Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	26

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

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 Harvard 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.