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General Journalism at Harvard University

General Journalism at Harvard University

26 Master's Degrees
If you are interested in studying general journalism, you may want to check out the program at Harvard University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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

Harvard General Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

Harvard General 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 General Journalism Master’s Program

64% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

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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

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
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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