2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Journalism in the New England Region

Journalism is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #84 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of journalism. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 138 master's degrees in journalism during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Journalism School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in journalism matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Journalism in the New England Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for journalism, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Journalism Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for journalism.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Journalism in the New England Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for journalism students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Journalism Students Working on Their Master's

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

77 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in journalism has to check out Boston University. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in journalism in Massachusetts.

There were about 77 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

Those journalism students who get their master's degree from Boston University earn $4,950 more than the typical journalism grad.

More information about a master’s in journalism from Boston University

2

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Harvard University if you want to pursue a master's degree in journalism. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 15 journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in journalism from Harvard University

3

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Quinnipiac University if you want to pursue a master's degree in journalism. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hamden. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in journalism in Connecticut.

There were approximately 13 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in journalism from Quinnipiac University

3

Emerson College
Boston, MA

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

Emerson College is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in journalism. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in journalism in Massachusetts.

There were about 13 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year.

Soon after graduation, journalism master's recipients typically earn about $35,000 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in journalism from Emerson College

5

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in journalism in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 12 journalism students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in journalism from Northeastern University

6

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Most Popular In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

There were approximately 8 journalism individuals who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in journalism from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Best Journalism Colleges by State

Explore the most popular journalism schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	215	145
Connecticut	150	15

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Journalism Related Rankings by Major

Journalism is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Journalism Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Journalism	83
Other Journalism	55

Most Popular Majors Related to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	352
Public Relations & Advertising	346
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	248
Publishing	44
Communication & Journalism (Other)	11

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.