Class Profiles

Here’s a glance at the makeup of the latest Newmark J-School classes by academic program.

M.A. IN JOURNALISM

Class of 2022

Total Enrollment: 85 students

Percent Male: 32%

Percent Female: 67%

Percent Non-binary: 1%

Percent Students of Color: 55%

Percent Non-New York State Residents (includes non-US citizens): 47%

Average Age: 25

Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.40

Sampling of Undergraduate Institutions Represented: Allegheny College, American University DC, Bard College, Barnard College of Columbia University, Beacon College, Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College, Brown University, Buffalo University Center, California State University Monterey Bay, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carleton College, Chicago Art Institute, Claremont Mckenna College, Coker University, Columbia University, Connecticut College, CUNY Baruch College, CUNY Brooklyn College, CUNY Hunter College, CUNY John Jay College, CUNY Lehman College, CUNY Queens College, CUNY York College, Drexel University, Federal U of Rio de Janeiro, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Institute of Technology, Fordham University, Fredonia College, Fort Valley State University, George Washington University, Georgetown University.

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M.A. IN JOURNALISM, BILINGUAL

Class of 2022

Total Enrollment: 14 students

Percent Male: 36%

Percent Female: 57%

Percent Non-binary: 7%

Percent Hispanic Students: 93%

Average Age: 29

Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.64

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M.A. IN ENGAGEMENT JOURNALISM

Class of 2022

Total Enrollment: 12 students

Percent Male: 33%

Percent Female: 67%

Percent Students of Color: 33%

Average Age: 25

Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.56

M.A. IN JOURNALISM

Class of 2021

Total Enrollment: 74 students

Percent Male: 36%

Percent Female: 61%

Percent Non-binary: 3%

Percent Students of Color: 50%

Percent Non-New York State Residents (includes non-US citizens): 36%

Average Age: 25

Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.5

Sampling of Undergraduate Institutions Represented: Brigham Young University,  Clemson University, CUNY Baruch College, CUNY Brooklyn College, CUNY City College, CUNY Hunter College, CUNY John Jay College, CUNY Lehman College, CUNY Queens College, CUNY York College, Johns Hopkins, McGill, NYU, Northwestern, Penn State, SUNY Albany, SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Purchase, Tulane, University of Chicago, University of Iowa, Washington University (St. Louis), University of Virginia, Wesleyan, Yale

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M.A. IN JOURNALISM, SPANISH-LANGUAGE

Class of 2021

Total Enrollment: 10 students

Percent Male: 80%

Percent Female: 20%

Percent Hispanic Students: 90%

Average Age: 30

Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.2

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M.A. IN SOCIAL JOURNALISM

Class of 2021

Total Enrollment: 16 students

Percent Male: 19%

Percent Female: 75%

Percent Non-binary: 6%

Percent Students of Color: 50%

Average Age: 28

Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.2

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