The Top Journalism Master's Programs

Columbia University

• Columbia University's program in journalism offers a Master of Science in Journalism that can be completed in one year if taken full time or two to three years part time. Columbia has specialized programs in newspaper journalism, magazine journalism, broadcast journalism, digital media and investigative journalism.

  Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
  2950 Broadway
  New York, NY 10027
  212-854-8608
  journalism.columbia.edu

University of Missouri Columbia

• The University of Missouri Columbia offers a program for a Master of Arts in Journalism. The degree has numerous specializations including news design, photojournalism, investigative reporting and many more. The program is designed to last two years.

  Missouri School of Journalism
  120 Neff Hall
  Columbia, MO 65211
  573-882-4852
  journalism.missouri.edu

Syracuse University

• offers several different master's degrees in journalism-related areas. Some are Master of Arts, others Master of Science, and they can take from one to two years to complete if taken full time.

  Syracuse University
  S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
  215 University Place
  Syracuse, NY 13244
  315-443-4039
  newhouse.syr.edu

Nortwestern University

• Northwestern University's journalism program offers a Master of Science in Journalism through a full-time, one year program of study. The program is broad rather than specialized, exposing students to a number of different aspects of journalism. A shorter program is available for experienced journalists.

  Medill School at Northwestern University
  1845 Sheridan Road
  Evanston, IL 60208
  847-467-1882
  medill.northwestern.edu

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a Master of Arts in Mass Communication that can be completed in two years if taken full time. The school also offers a graduate-level Certificate in Technology and Communication, which is taught completely online.

  University of North Carolina
  School of Journalism and Mass Communication
  Carroll Hall, CB 3365
  Chapel Hill, NC 27599
  919-962-1204
  jomc.unc.edu

University of California Berkeley

• The University of California Berkeley offers a two-year, full-time program granting a Master of Journalism degree. Berkeley has specialized programs in photojournalism, global reporting, scientific journalism and environmental journalism.

  University of California
  Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
  121 North Gate Hall
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-642-3383
  journalism.berkeley.edu