Best News Analyst programs in Massachusetts, ranked by enrollment
Narrate or write news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, or television.
30 schools in Massachusetts run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,296 people a year. The job pays a median of — in Massachusetts across about 810 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
9 programs in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Massachusetts (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Massachusetts page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 09.0100In Massachusetts → | 449 | 34.6% | 15 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 2 | Journalismmain feeder CIP 09.0401In Massachusetts → | 377 | 29.1% | 9 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
| 3 | CIP 09.0701In Massachusetts → | 261 | 20.1% | 6 | $29,112 | $23,836 |
| 4 | CIP 09.0102In Massachusetts → | 115 | 8.9% | 14 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 5 | CIP 09.0906In Massachusetts → | 34 | 2.6% | 2 | $39,658 | $24,500 |
| 6 | CIP 09.0904In Massachusetts → | 24 | 1.9% | 1 | $39,658 | $24,500 |
| 7 | CIP 09.0907In Massachusetts → | 22 | 1.7% | 1 | $39,658 | $24,500 |
| 8 | Journalism, Othermain feeder CIP 09.0499In Massachusetts → | 8 | 0.6% | 1 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
| 9 | Broadcast Journalismmain feeder CIP 09.0402In Massachusetts → | 6 | 0.5% | 1 | $34,515 | $24,250 |
Top 25 schools in Massachusetts
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 12 of the 30 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 430 | Radio and Television | $37,225 | 89% | $21,956 | 11% |
| 2 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst Amherst, MA Public · 3 feeder programs | 249 | Communication, General | $36,380 | 83% | — | 60% |
| 3 | Emerson College Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 139 | Journalism | $39,703 | 77% | $40,982 | 51% |
| 4 | Merrimack College North Andover, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 76 | Communication, General | $29,527 | 70% | $33,877 | 70% |
| 5 | Suffolk University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 75 | International and Intercultural Communication | $44,863 | 61% | $28,895 | 82% |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 58 | Communication, General | $42,480 | 49% | — | 84% |
| 7 | Northeastern University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 38 | Journalism | $51,855 | 91% | $18,925 | 5% |
| 8 | Worcester State University Worcester, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 32 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | $34,235 | 61% | — | 88% |
| 9 | Dean College Franklin, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 29 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | — | 54% | $28,874 | 74% |
| 10 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 26 | Journalism | — | 98% | $15,013 | 4% |
| 11 | Clark University Worcester, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Communication, General | — | 77% | $23,332 | 40% |
| 12 | Fisher College Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | $38,510 | 28% | $26,273 | 71% |
| 13 | Endicott College Beverly, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Communication, General | $36,233 | 76% | $34,195 | 71% |
| 14 | University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Communication, General | — | 52% | — | 91% |
| 15 | Lasell University Newton, MA Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 11 | Radio and Television | — | 59% | $23,724 | 81% |
| 16 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 10 | Journalism, Other | — | 96% | $11,666 | 5% |
| 17 | Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | — | 19% | — | — |
| 18 | Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Communication, General | — | 17% | — | — |
| 19 | Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 6 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | — | 22% | — | — |
| 20 | Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Communication, General | — | 29% | — | — |
| 21 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Communication, General | — | 56% | — | 90% |
| 22 | Western New England University Springfield, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Communication, General | — | 64% | $29,327 | 83% |
| 23 | Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | — | 22% | — | — |
| 24 | Hampshire College Amherst, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 4 | Journalism | — | 54% | $22,968 | 75% |
| 25 | Bentley University Waltham, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Mass Communication/Media Studies | — | 87% | $31,677 | 45% |
All 30 schools in Massachusetts
Every school in Massachusetts with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 430 | 3 |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | Amherst | Public | 249 | 3 |
| Emerson College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 139 | 4 |
| Merrimack College | North Andover | Private not-for-profit | 76 | 1 |
| Suffolk University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 75 | 4 |
| University of Massachusetts - Boston | Boston | Public | 58 | 1 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 38 | 1 |
| Worcester State University | Worcester | Public | 32 | 1 |
| Dean College | Franklin | Private not-for-profit | 29 | 2 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | 26 | 1 |
| Clark University | Worcester | Private not-for-profit | 18 | 1 |
| Fisher College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 15 | 1 |
| Endicott College | Beverly | Private not-for-profit | 14 | 1 |
| University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | Public | 12 | 1 |
| Lasell University | Newton | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 5 |
What news analysts, reporters, and journalists earn in Massachusetts
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Massachusetts
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists page.
How to become a News Analyst
Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Massachusetts
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 14 majors mapped to News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.0802Agricultural Communication/Journalism
- 09.0100Communication, General
- 09.0102Mass Communication/Media Studies
- 09.0401Journalism
- 09.0402Broadcast Journalism
- 09.0404Photojournalism
- 09.0405Business and Economic Journalism(no graduates reported)
- 09.0406Cultural Journalism
- 09.0407Science/Health/Environmental Journalism
- 09.0499Journalism, Other
- 09.0701Radio and Television
- 09.0904Political Communication
- 09.0906Sports Communication
- 09.0907International and Intercultural Communication
Common questions
Answers for people weighing news analysts, reporters, and journalists programs in Massachusetts.
What degree do you need to become a News Analyst?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Communication, General, which awarded 449 degrees in Massachusetts in 2024-25, 34.6% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a News Analyst?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 9 programs to this occupation. The largest are Communication and Media Studies, Journalism, Radio, Public Relations. Together they graduate about 1,296 people a year in Massachusetts.
Is demand for news analysts, reporters, and journalists growing?+
BLS projects a -3.9% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, decline, with roughly 4,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Massachusetts?+
30 institutions in Massachusetts reported graduates from at least one of the 9 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do news analysts, reporters, and journalists work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Anchor, Reporter, News Anchor, News Reporter among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 27-3023.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
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