Best Schools for Journalism - Top Salaries

#1

G

George Washington University

Washington, DC · Private

$47,260

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,777

Graduates: 53

Acceptance: 43.5%

#2

U

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT · Public

$44,276

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,444

Graduates: 51

Acceptance: 53.9%

#3

U

University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus

Waterbury, CT · Public

$44,276

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,444

Graduates: 51

Acceptance: 87.0%

#4

U

University of Connecticut-Avery Point

Groton, CT · Public

$44,276

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,444

Graduates: 51

Acceptance: 86.5%

#5

U

University of Connecticut-Stamford

Stamford, CT · Public

$44,276

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,444

Graduates: 51

Acceptance: 80.2%

#6

U

University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus

Hartford, CT · Public

$44,276

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,444

Graduates: 51

Acceptance: 86.5%

#7

U

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA · Private

$43,426

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 23.3%

#8

N

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL · Private

$43,100

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,144

Graduates: 137

Acceptance: 7.1%

#9

U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$42,682

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $44,188

Graduates: 79

Acceptance: 10.0%

#10

W

Washington and Lee University

Lexington, VA · Private

$42,682

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 17.4%

#11

P

Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA · Private

$41,937

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 81.8%

#12

U

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK · Public

$41,565

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,501

Graduates: 18

Acceptance: 66.5%

#13

N

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · Private

$41,565

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,872

Graduates: 30

Acceptance: 5.7%

#14

O

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Public

$40,393

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $28,920

Graduates: 68

Acceptance: 50.8%

#15

U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$40,298

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,410

Graduates: 327

Acceptance: 77.0%

#16

A

Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Public

$39,585

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $30,959

Graduates: 53

Acceptance: 50.5%

#17

U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$39,585

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $42,011

Graduates: 103

Acceptance: 43.4%

#18

U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$39,559

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,316

Graduates: 147

Acceptance: 44.8%

#19

E

Elon University

Elon, NC · Private

$39,369

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 67.3%

#20

C

Chapman University

Orange, CA · Private

$39,153

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,779

Graduates: 31

Acceptance: 55.6%

#21

I

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Public

$39,134

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,589

Graduates: 223

Acceptance: 80.4%

#22

E

Emerson College

Boston, MA · Private

$38,953

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,675

Graduates: 118

Acceptance: 47.5%

#23

B

Baylor University

Waco, TX · Private

$38,906

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,631

Graduates: 94

Acceptance: 51.0%

#24

P

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA · Private

$38,871

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $31,797

Graduates: 18

Acceptance: 49.9%

#25

M

Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Public

$38,829

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,353

Graduates: 32

Acceptance: 82.1%

#26

U

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO · Public

$38,721

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,625

Graduates: 127

Acceptance: 83.3%

#27

C

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA · Public

$38,649

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,869

Graduates: 55

Acceptance: 29.8%

#28

S

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA · Private

$38,289

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 73.3%

#29

B

Boston University

Boston, MA · Private

$38,289

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,717

Graduates: 124

Acceptance: 10.8%

#30

H

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY · Private

$38,289

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $33,777

Graduates: 72

Acceptance: 70.6%

#31

S

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Public

$38,289

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,773

Graduates: 51

Acceptance: 49.0%

#32

T

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Private

$38,289

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $38,196

Graduates: 27

Acceptance: 42.6%

#33

U

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · Public

$38,197

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,418

Graduates: 486

Acceptance: 77.0%

#34

G

Georgia College & State University

Milledgeville, GA · Public

$38,018

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,696

Graduates: 107

Acceptance: 87.8%

#35

T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$37,980

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $33,952

Graduates: 135

Acceptance: 29.1%

#36

Q

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT · Private

$37,856

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,316

Graduates: 45

Acceptance: 77.0%

#37

U

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS · Public

$37,808

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $37,913

Graduates: 215

Acceptance: 88.2%

#38

M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$37,624

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $32,480

Graduates: 141

Acceptance: 83.9%

#39

A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

$37,415

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,198

Graduates: 250

Acceptance: 90.2%

#40

S

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

$37,208

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,564

Graduates: 71

Acceptance: 96.2%

#41

U

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR · Public

$36,884

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $36,346

Graduates: 146

Acceptance: 71.7%

#42

U

University of Denver

Denver, CO · Private

$36,852

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 71.2%

#43

L

Lincoln University

Lincoln University, PA · Public

$36,852

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 78.4%

#44

U

Utah State University

Logan, UT · Public

$36,668

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $35,765

Graduates: 60

Acceptance: 93.6%

#45

D

Drake University

Des Moines, IA · Private

$36,560

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,814

Graduates: 17

Acceptance: 64.1%

#46

S

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX · Private

$36,560

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 61.2%

#47

S

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private

$36,308

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $39,363

Graduates: 188

Acceptance: 41.7%

#48

S

State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz, NY · Public

$36,085

2yr Earnings

Acceptance: 58.7%

#49

I

Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Public

$35,986

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $34,913

Graduates: 84

Acceptance: 89.1%

#50

U

University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Public

$35,877

2yr Earnings

1yr Earnings: $32,164

Graduates: 119

Acceptance: 37.2%