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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$42,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

With 483 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, journalism is the #69 most popular major in Massachusetts.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in Massachusetts for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in journalism at Harvard, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 76% of the journalism majors at the school.

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#4

Emerson College

Boston, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Emerson College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Massachusetts. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Women make up 56% of the journalism majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 129
New Hampshire 2
Maine 30
Rhode Island 25
Vermont 5

One of 5 majors within the area of study, journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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