Journalism at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northeastern.

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

Northeastern Journalism Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Northeastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The journalism major at Northeastern 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	25
	40
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	218

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Northeastern. This makes it the #16 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Northeastern Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northeastern is $38,872. This is 22% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

Journalism Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Journalism Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Northeastern. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Northeastern Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a master's degree in journalism from Northeastern. About 24% were men and 76% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism (Other)
• Communication & Media Studies

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 Northeastern 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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.