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General Journalism at Northeastern University

General Journalism at Northeastern University

If you plan to study general 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 has a total student population of 22,905.

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.

Northeastern General Journalism Degrees Available

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

Northeastern General Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Northeastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Journalism Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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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.

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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 General Journalism Master’s Program

71% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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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.

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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

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
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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