2024 Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in New York

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #179 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 60 master's degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general journalism students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general journalism students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general journalism related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general journalism students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Journalism Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Journalism in New York

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general journalism students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Journalism

1

New York University
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general journalism needs to take a look at New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in general journalism from New York University

2

St. Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

St. Bonaventure University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general journalism. St. Bonaventure is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Saint Bonaventure.More information about a master’s in general journalism from St. Bonaventure University

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	607	16
Maryland	363	34
District of Columbia	334	52

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, General Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Journalism	165
Broadcast Journalism	35
Photojournalism	25

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.