Journalism at Northeastern University
Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 22,905 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.
Northeastern Journalism Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
- Master’s Degree in Journalism
Northeastern Journalism 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.
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
About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Northeastern are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.
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 | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
White | 25 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Northeastern Journalism Master’s Program
Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Northeastern, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.
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 | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 5 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Journalism
If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northeastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
General Journalism | 60 |
Related Majors
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.