Overview

Key Features

The American Journalism program delivered at New York University brings together students from all over the globe to learn from some of the world’s most accomplished journalists. We offer flexible pathways so you can customize your course of study and complete your degree at your own pace. Go full-time and get it done in one year or attend part-time and take 18 months, two years, or longer.

In the American Journalism Online Master’s Program, you’ll start reporting from day one. Our courses provide you with the foundational tools to build your career as you imagine it: you’ll choose your own beat and report on the stories that matter to you. Amass clips, shoot and edit video, record podcasts, and gain professional cred. Be the kind of journalist you want to be: a beat reporter, magazine feature writer, arts or cultural critic, audio storyteller, multimedia journalist, on-air correspondent or news anchor.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Reporting the News
Law and Ethics in American Journalism
Media Startups and Innovation
Feature Writing
Investigative Reporting
Multimedia Storytelling
The Broadcast Newsroom
Audio Storytelling
Long-Form Narrative
The Working Journalist

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

30-32

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor’s degree in any field.
An official transcript from every academic institution you’ve attended. See below for details on transcripts, and if you have even more questions on transcripts, click here.
Three letters of recommendation from people who know your work. Learn how to request and submit your letters of recommendation.
A personal statement about why you want to earn a master’s degree in journalism. Learn more about what’s required in yours.
Three writing samples. They don’t have to be published. We want to see how you write–academic papers, articles, blog posts, write something new for us–whatever you think best reflects your writing ability. The writing sample requirement may also be met by including links to multimedia work posted on Vimeo or YouTube, etc.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

56646 USD / year

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Out-of-State

56646 USD / year

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In-State

56646 USD / year

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Funding

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English requirements

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