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Journalism at New York University

Journalism at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 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.

NYU Journalism Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

NYU Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Journalism Master’s Program

81% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from NYU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 23
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism 14

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 New York 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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