Journalism at Hofstra University

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what Hofstra University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444.

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

Hofstra Journalism Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Hofstra 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 Hofstra

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

Hofstra Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at Hofstra since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Hofstra are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hofstra Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. Hofstra does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	55
Other Journalism	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising
• 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Film and Video Editors	4,590	$92,170
Reporters and Correspondents	4,540	$81,930
Photographers	4,090	$53,150

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.