by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Journalism. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Journalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Hofstra University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in journalism, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Hofstra paid an average of $1,454 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $26,172 | $26,172 |
| Fees | $1,000 | $1,000 |
journalism who receive their master’s degree from Hofstra make an average of $41,565 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $41,022.
Hofstra 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 Hofstra Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in journalism in 2019-2020, 54.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.5% of the journalism master’s degrees at Hofstra in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 20 |
*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.