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Syracuse University MA in Journalism

55 Master's Degrees Awarded
$39,729 Average Salary

Journalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Syracuse University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in journalism, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Journalism from Syracuse Cost?

$41,714 Average Tuition and Fees

Syracuse Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Syracuse paid an average of $1,683 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$40,392$40,392
Fees$1,322$1,322

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Journalism From Syracuse?

$39,729 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of journalism students who receive their master’s degree from Syracuse is $39,729 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $41,022.

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Does Syracuse Offer an Online MA in Journalism?

Syracuse 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 Syracuse Online Learning page.

Syracuse Master’s Student Diversity for Journalism

55 Master's Degrees Awarded
63.6% Women
54.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 55 master’s degrees in journalism awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in journalism in 2019-2020, 63.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.5% of the journalism master’s degrees at Syracuse in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian6
Black or African American14
Hispanic or Latino6
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White18
International Students6
Other Races/Ethnicities5

MA in Journalism Focus Areas at Syracuse

Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Broadcast Journalism24
Photojournalism3
Other Journalism28

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies15
Radio, Television & Digital Communication34
Public Relations & Advertising152

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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.

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