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Journalism

The "We Trained the Anchor You're Watching" Cartel

World-famous J-schools—Medill, Mizzou, Newhouse, Annenberg, Hussman—that mint Pulitzer winners, network anchors, and bylines you already recognize. If it ran on the front page or led the broadcast, odds are someone here wrote it.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA 118 11% 42% / 58% 3% $64,540 35 97% —
2 Northwestern
Evanston, IL
Evanston, IL 189 7% 25% / 75% 6% $50,393 6 95% —
3 Boston University
Boston, MA
Boston, MA 117 13% 23% / 77% 15% $68,705 49 99% —
4 U. of Missouri
Columbia, MO
Columbia, MO 381 77% 33% / 67% 3% $70,350 75 97% —
5 Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, NY 137 35% 51% / 49% 1% $71,321 60 94% —
6 U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Chapel Hill, NC 0 17% — — — 49 — —

Statehouse Press-Corps Factories

Massive public flagship newsrooms cranking out thousands of reporters a year—the ones who staff every statehouse press corps, wire bureau, and local affiliate from coast to coast.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tuscaloosa, AL 93 71% 42% / 58% 0% $59,446 53 96% —
2 Arizona State
Tempe, AZ
Tempe, AZ 242 88% 53% / 47% 0% $59,143 58 99% —
3 U. of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, FL 139 20% 42% / 58% 1% $58,179 59 96% —
4 U. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Champaign, IL 37 37% 41% / 59% 5% $58,785 47 98% —
5 Indiana
Bloomington, IN
Bloomington, IN 131 76% 18% / 82% 2% $66,865 64 98% —
6 U. of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD
College Park, MD 90 45% 40% / 60% 1% $66,226 67 97% —
7 Michigan State
East Lansing, MI
East Lansing, MI 120 83% 29% / 71% 1% $57,964 38 99% —
8 Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH 53 49% 49% / 51% 0% $66,317 63 98% —
9 Pennsylvania State
University Park, PA
University Park, PA 212 55% 49% / 51% 1% $64,893 63 95% —
10 U. of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Austin, TX 163 22% 23% / 77% 1% $61,251 50 97% —
11 U. of Washington
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA 43 42% 14% / 86% 5% $67,002 70 97% —
12 U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
Madison, WI 198 41% 20% / 80% 5% $68,909 67 97% —

Reliable Sources (Allegedly)

Strong, respectable journalism programs tucked inside universities better known for football, medicine, or the beach—where you will quietly get a genuinely excellent reporting education.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA 40 29% 25% / 75% 0% $49,736 17 93% —
2 U. of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
Boulder, CO 64 71% 39% / 61% 3% $73,024 76 96% —
3 U. of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Storrs, CT 23 54% 43% / 57% 4% $64,119 62 93% —
4 George Washington
Washington, DC
Washington, DC 41 47% 17% / 83% 7% $79,103 73 98% —
5 U. of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Coral Gables, FL 16 17% 44% / 56% 0% $56,314 20 94% —
6 Northeastern
Boston, MA
Boston, MA 32 22% 28% / 72% 3% $58,763 23 88% —
7 U. of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Eugene, OR 124 87% 51% / 49% 0% $51,665 27 96% —
8 Temple
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA 53 72% 30% / 70% 2% $53,210 34 92% —
9 U. of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC 129 55% 27% / 73% 1% $56,833 46 93% —
10 Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX
College Station, TX 89 52% 7% / 93% 0% $59,729 51 95% —

Live at 11 with the Local Affiliate

Scrappy, hyper-practical programs that absolutely own their regional media market and feed the morning show, the 11 o'clock news, and the metro daily—while quietly plotting a bigger move.

# ▲ University Location Degrees Accept SAT Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employ
1 U. of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL 64 43% 30% / 70% 5% $58,095 66 91% —
2 U. of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
Honolulu, HI 24 88% 46% / 54% 8% $41,558 14 — —
3 U. of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Iowa City, IA 72 80% 40% / 60% 1% $59,477 53 95% —
4 U. of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Lawrence, KS 206 93% 24% / 76% 0% $69,023 75 96% —
5 U. of Oklahoma - Norman
Norman, OK
Norman, OK 221 72% 38% / 62% 2% $62,322 65 97% —
6 Texas Tech
Lubbock, TX
Lubbock, TX 107 69% 31% / 69% 1% $53,812 52 96% —