by our College Data Analytics TeamJournalism is offered at a wide range of schools. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most journalism students each year.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in journalism at each of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that offer the program.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors in Massachusetts, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for journalism students is Boston University. Boston University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. Boston University graduated around 106 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at Boston University
Emerson College is one of the most popular journalism schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 79 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for Emerson College
University Of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the most popular journalism schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public university. This school awarded about 68 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for University Of Massachusetts Amherst
A rank of #4 makes Northeastern University one of the most popular schools for journalism. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 52 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for Northeastern University
Harvard University ranks #5 for journalism by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 28 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Harvard University
Suffolk University landed the #6 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Set in the city of Boston, Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 26 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for Suffolk University
Dean College comes in at #7 for journalism this year. Set in the suburb of Franklin, Dean College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Dean College
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ranked #8 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit university. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology graduated around 7 journalism students in the most recent data year. Read the full journalism report for Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Salem State University comes in at #9 for journalism this year. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for Salem State University
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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