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Northeastern University BA in Communication & Journalism

193 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at Northeastern University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication and 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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Rankings for the Northeastern BA in Communication & Journalism

#16 in the U.S
#2 in Massachusetts

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for communication and journalism majors, Northeastern came in at #16. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Northeastern.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism Graduates10
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Communication & Journalism Graduates11
Highest Paid Communication & Journalism Graduates12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k)13
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k)14
Best Communication & Journalism Schools16
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k)16
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k)27
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k)33
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans34
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k)41
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k)41
Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Veterans50
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans50
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k)53
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k)63
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k)81
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism97
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k)119
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism126
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism133
Most Popular Colleges for Communication & Journalism138
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k)141
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism219
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k)270
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid)278
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k)654
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism666
Most Focused Colleges for Communication & Journalism686
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k)686
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid)687
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid)716
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism827
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism840

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Communication & Journalism from Northeastern Cost?

$55,452 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Northeastern Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Northeastern paid an average of $1,638 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 undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$54,360$54,360
Fees$1,092$1,092
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$17,480$17,480
On Campus Other Expenses$1,800$1,800

Learn more about Northeastern tuition and fees.

Does Northeastern Offer an Online BA in Communication & Journalism?

Northeastern does not offer an online option for its communication and journalism bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northeastern Online Learning page.

Northeastern Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

193 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
75.6% Women
25.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 193 bachelor’s degrees in communication and journalism handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 75.6% of the communication and journalism students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in communication and journalism at Northeastern in 2019-2020, 25.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian11
Black or African American6
Hispanic or Latino16
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White95
International Students42
Other Races/Ethnicities23

BA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at Northeastern

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies173
Journalism20

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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