Media and journalism: postgraduate courses compared

Median pay

Estimate: the media master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Loughborough’s media undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£40,300) and all universities in England (£28,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£27,000 to £39,100 after 1 year

£32,400 to £50,800 after 5 years

In work or study

88.9% after 5 years, all universities

91% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Loughborough

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in media in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

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Median pay

Estimate: the media master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Goldsmiths’s media undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£36,600) and all universities in England (£28,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£27,000 to £39,100 after 1 year

£32,400 to £50,800 after 5 years

In work or study

88.9% after 5 years, all universities

88% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Goldsmiths

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in media in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the media master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Goldsmiths’s media undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£36,600) and all universities in England (£28,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£27,000 to £39,100 after 1 year

£32,400 to £50,800 after 5 years

In work or study

88.9% after 5 years, all universities

88% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Goldsmiths

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in media in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

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Median pay

Estimate: the media master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Goldsmiths’s media undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£36,600) and all universities in England (£28,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£27,000 to £39,100 after 1 year

£32,400 to £50,800 after 5 years

In work or study

88.9% after 5 years, all universities

88% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Goldsmiths

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in media in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

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Median pay

Estimate: the media master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Nottingham’s media undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£38,400) and all universities in England (£28,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£27,000 to £39,100 after 1 year

£32,400 to £50,800 after 5 years

In work or study

88.9% after 5 years, all universities

No published figure for this university.

Typical jobs

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