Best Schools for Journalism

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$39,475
Avg. Earnings
4,306
Graduates
#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%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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