Journalism Master’s Students Graduation Rates

The following table provides an overview of retention and graduation rates of the School’s master’s program.

Cohort (Academic Year)Graduated Within 2 Years or LessGraduated Within 3 Years or LessGraduated Within 5 Years or LessGraduated Within 10 Years or LessNumber of Years of Data
Academic Year/NumberNumber/% of CohortNumber/% of CohortNumber/% of CohortNumber/% of Cohort
2010-11/9748/49%73/75%78/80%828
2011-12/11142/38%70/63%82/74%867
2012-13/9339/42%57/61%67/72%696
2013-14/9436/38%60/64%68/72%715
2014-15/10256/55%71/70%82/80%824
2015-16/9050/56%70/78%7878
2016-17/7545/60%575757
2017-18/8543434343
2018-19/54
  • Academic Year Fall and Spring Semesters: For example, 2000-01 = Fall 2000-Spring 2001.
  • Note: Time-to-degree is calculated as elapsed years from the beginning of the first enrollment term through the end of the graduation term. For both the cohort term (beginning term) and the degree term the calculation uses standardized dates (based on the AAUDE Time-to-Degrees data collection methodology listed below).
    • Summer Term: Start 6/1, End 7/31
    • Fall Semester: Start 9/1, End 12/31
    • Spring Semester: Start 2/1, End 5/31