by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at Northwestern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in journalism, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,649 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,067 | $56,067 |
| Fees | $500 | $500 |
Northwestern does not offer an online option for its journalism master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
About 62.5% of the students who received their MA in journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.8% of the journalism master’s degrees at Northwestern in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 56 |
| International Students | 33 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
*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.
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