Here’s a glance at the makeup of the latest CUNY J-School classes by academic program.
M.A. IN JOURNALISM
Class of 2018
Total Enrollment: 101 students
Percent Male: 43%
Percent Female: 57%
Percent Underrepresented Students: 54%
Percent Non-New York State Residents (includes non-US citizens): 46%
Average Age: 27
Age Range: 21-57 years old
Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.4
Sampling of Undergraduate Institutions Represented: American University, Bard College, Bryn Mawr College, Columbia University, Cornell University, CUNY Brooklyn College, CUNY City College, CUNY College of Staten Island, CUNY Hunter College, Florida International University, Loyola Marymount University, McGill University, Michigan State University, Morgan State University, New School, Northern Arizona State University, Northwestern University, Oberlin College, Oklahoma City University, Penn State – University Park, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, San Diego State University, Sarah Lawrence College, Skidmore College, Spelman College, St.John’s University, SUNY Albany, SUNY Buffalo State, SUNY Geneseo, Texas State University, Trinity College, UCLA, Universidad de Puerto Rico, University of Maryland at College Park, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, University of Minnesota, University of New Mexico – Albuquerque, University of Utah, Vassar College, Villanova, Wesleyan University and Yale University.
M.A. IN SOCIAL JOURNALISM
Class of 2017
Total Enrollment: 13 students
Percent Male: 31%
Percent Female: 69%
Percent Underrepresented Students: 49%
Percent Non-New York State Residents (includes non-US citizens): 46%
Average Age: 31
Age Range: 23-53 years old
Average Undergraduate GPA: 3.1
Sampling of Undergraduate Institutions Represented: Boston University, Clark University, Columbia University, Lindenwood University, Montclair State, Ohio University, Rutgers University, Skidmore, St. Francis College, Temple University, Universidad de Montevideo (Uruguay), Università degli Studi di Verona – Italy and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNALISM
Class of 2017
Total Enrollment: 16 students
Percent Male: 50%
Percent Female: 50%
Percent Underrepresented Students: 81%
Median Age: 36
Age Range: 26 – 53 years old