by our College Data Analytics TeamJournalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Boston University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in journalism, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Boston U paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
journalism who receive their master’s degree from Boston U make an average of $46,478 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $41,022.
Online degrees for the Boston U journalism master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.4% of the journalism students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 69.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in journalism at Boston U in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 54 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 30 |
| Other Journalism | 47 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 21 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 55 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 100 |
*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.