Journalism

10,702 students earn a journalism credential each year across 430 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $34,577
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $54,063

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 335 colleges by graduates

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri461$43,9581 year out$68,004$21,400 2University of North TexasDenton, Texas238$38,1181 year out$53,717$19,877 3University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma224$36,7441 year out$57,281$24,250 4University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin221$40,9421 year out$68,253$23,250 5University of KansasLawrence, Kansas203$43,1911 year out$62,205$22,811 6University of FloridaGainesville, Florida176$38,1641 year out$58,392$17,054 7Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania175$36,4681 year out$61,946$25,000 8San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California167$30,2691 year out—$14,998 9Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona158$42,6051 year out$62,711$19,937 10West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia152$34,0751 year out$59,325$24,250 11University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia149$36,6361 year out$61,753$21,120 12Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado139$36,3521 year out$55,367$22,500 13Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York139$40,7571 year out$72,696$27,000 14University of OregonEugene, Oregon136$33,5251 year out$54,179$24,750 15California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California128$30,5641 year out$53,354$15,480 16Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana123$39,9921 year out$65,840$19,500 17Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio123$38,2461 year out$58,976$24,208 18Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey120$32,5231 year out$62,307$26,000 19The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas116$39,3361 year out$61,070$21,500 20Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia115$28,4161 year out$50,652$27,000 21Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan115$36,9121 year out$58,101$24,985 22University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland109$46,8931 year out$70,492$23,250 23The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama105$35,5091 year out$56,575$25,000 24University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts105$37,0911 year out$58,874$25,447 25University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia102$27,2681 year out$48,565$27,000 26University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California97$44,6511 year out$73,113$16,250 27University of IowaIowa City, Iowa95$34,7431 year out$57,097$25,907 28University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas93$38,3541 year out$60,034$21,500 29Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, Georgia93$38,6031 year out$55,713$25,000 30Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts91$42,8571 year out$73,406$24,813 31California State University-FresnoFresno, California90—1 year out——32University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska89$32,5531 year out$51,054$21,000 33Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee86$30,6591 year out—$20,500 34The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee86$32,0821 year out$51,252$22,849 35Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington86$36,2731 year out—$22,506 36University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada85$36,1091 year out$53,852$19,500 37California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California84$28,8441 year out$54,294$15,000 38University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina81$38,7621 year out$51,441$26,000 39University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota80$42,4501 year out$67,369$20,500 40Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah75$46,6521 year out$54,592$14,953 41University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona69$36,5211 year out$59,230$20,520 42Ball State UniversityMuncie, Indiana69$31,3981 year out$54,057$25,675 43Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts68$39,7031 year out$61,538$24,580 44Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland66$28,0881 year out$47,678$30,896 45Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania65$30,9591 year out$54,063$26,000 46Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas62$37,4841 year out$54,635$21,500 47University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado61$34,0221 year out$75,662$15,750 48Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico61—1 year out$27,142$12,250 49Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas58$35,6751 year out$61,982$23,959 50University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida56$40,9451 year out—$22,644 51Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah56$41,4311 year out$55,166$16,710 52Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida54$36,3561 year out$44,806$27,393 53California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California51$48,6371 year out$67,804$19,333 54Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama50$38,3571 year out$51,515$20,500 55American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia49$44,3871 year out$55,636$25,000 56University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois49$36,3031 year out$57,331$22,300 57Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky49$35,0501 year out$43,572$25,500 58University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma49$28,1391 year out$41,110$26,000 59George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia48$52,0151 year out$81,856$25,000 60University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky48$36,9261 year out$47,621$26,000 61CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York48$22,8391 year out$56,533$13,717 62Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York48$37,2411 year out$60,154$25,000 63University of HoustonHouston, Texas48$36,2261 year out$49,505$21,500 64Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas48$33,2551 year out$40,380$20,847 65Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington48$34,1191 year out$52,942$18,075 66Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky47$29,6471 year out$44,790$26,122 67Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio46$30,9251 year out$48,848$25,000 68Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa44$39,3471 year out$52,095$23,250 69Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia44$30,7921 year out—$24,700 70Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts42$51,8551 year out$62,784$24,313 71Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York42—1 year out$67,142$27,000 72Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio41$31,9551 year out$63,824$23,346 73Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California39—1 year out——74Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas39$40,5021 year out$67,878$19,448 75Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina38$34,1051 year out$62,026$19,875 76Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa37$41,9131 year out$57,439—77University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi37$35,3891 year out$61,775$24,225 78The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona36$32,4591 year out$43,094$43,250 79Fordham UniversityBronx, New York36$42,7691 year out—$26,324 80Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina36$27,1161 year out$48,078$21,000 81Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas36—1 year out$65,831—82Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut35$40,1841 year out$67,047$24,500 83University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee35$32,8201 year out$48,019$26,875 84University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington35$33,2501 year out$73,747$13,654 85California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California34$30,6441 year out$56,697$20,000 86Chapman UniversityOrange, California34$41,6451 year out$69,171$22,500 87San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California34—1 year out$69,181—88Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois34$36,6431 year out$48,505$23,500 89Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama33$30,3111 year out$49,222$18,120 90University of California-IrvineIrvine, California33$31,1021 year out—$16,900 91Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia33$25,6751 year out$48,517$26,135 92Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia33$23,1691 year out$47,330$26,662 93San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California32$31,7881 year out$65,760$16,875 94University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin32$36,1391 year out$50,223$26,000 95Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas31$29,6221 year out—$23,250 96Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia30$24,3101 year out$48,748$33,000 97New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico29$32,8251 year out$42,400$18,250 98Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin29$38,7001 year out$65,829$26,000 99DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois28$37,3881 year out$55,947$24,334 100Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois28$38,3021 year out$55,384$23,000

Associate programs — 89 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Onondaga Community CollegeSyracuse, New York26—1 year out$34,651$10,125 2Ocean County CollegeToms River, New Jersey18—1 year out——3Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California17—1 year out——4Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California17—1 year out——5Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas17—1 year out—$8,007 6Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California16—1 year out——7Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma15—1 year out—$8,250 8Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California14—1 year out——9Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California13—1 year out——10Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California13—1 year out——11College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California12—1 year out——12East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California12—1 year out——13El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California10—1 year out——14Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California10—1 year out——15Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan10—1 year out——16Itawamba Community CollegeFulton, Mississippi10—1 year out——17College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada10—1 year out——18Rose State CollegeMidwest City, Oklahoma10—1 year out——19El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, Texas10—1 year out——20Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California9—1 year out——21Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California9—1 year out——22Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan9—1 year out——23Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California9—1 year out——24American River CollegeSacramento, California8—1 year out——25Fresno City CollegeFresno, California7—1 year out——26Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California7—1 year out——27San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California7—1 year out——28Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York7—1 year out——29Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California6—1 year out——30Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——31De Anza CollegeCupertino, California6—1 year out——32College of the DesertPalm Desert, California6—1 year out——33Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California6—1 year out——34Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California6—1 year out——35Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California6—1 year out——36Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California6—1 year out——37CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklyn, New York6—1 year out——38Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah6—1 year out——39Butte CollegeOroville, California5—1 year out——40Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California5—1 year out——41Citrus CollegeGlendora, California5—1 year out——42Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California5—1 year out——43Cypress CollegeCypress, California5—1 year out——44Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California5—1 year out——45Laney CollegeOakland, California5—1 year out——46Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California5—1 year out——47Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California5—1 year out——48San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California5—1 year out——49Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California5—1 year out——50College of the SequoiasVisalia, California5—1 year out——51SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York5—1 year out——52Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas5—1 year out——53Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California4—1 year out——54Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California4—1 year out——55Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California4—1 year out——56Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California4—1 year out——57Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California4—1 year out——58Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California4—1 year out——59Sierra CollegeRocklin, California4—1 year out——60Skyline CollegeSan Bruno, California4—1 year out——61Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California4—1 year out——62Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan4—1 year out——63Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——64City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California3—1 year out——65Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California3—1 year out——66Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——67Delaware County Community CollegeMedia, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——68Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona2—1 year out——69Chabot CollegeHayward, California2—1 year out——70Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California2—1 year out——71Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California2—1 year out——72Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona2—1 year out——73Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——74Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona1—1 year out——75San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California1—1 year out——76San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California1—1 year out——77Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa1—1 year out——78Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa1—1 year out——79Butler Community CollegeEl Dorado, Kansas1—1 year out——80Delta CollegeUniversity Center, Michigan1—1 year out——81East Mississippi Community CollegeScooba, Mississippi1—1 year out——82Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas1—1 year out——83South Plains CollegeLevelland, Texas1—1 year out——84Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, Texas1—1 year out——85Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah1—1 year out——86Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont1—1 year out——87Spokane Falls Community CollegeSpokane, Washington1—1 year out——88Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming1—1 year out——89Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley, California1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 29 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania62$36,5301 year out—$20,500 2University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin9—1 year out——3New York Film AcademyBurbank, California9—1 year out——4University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York7—1 year out——5University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio7—1 year out——6Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California5—1 year out——7Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan4—1 year out——8Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, Utah4—1 year out——9Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan3—1 year out——10University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts2—1 year out——11Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan2—1 year out——12Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta Fe, New Mexico2—1 year out——13Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio2—1 year out——14Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California1—1 year out——15Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California1—1 year out——16City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California1—1 year out——17Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California1—1 year out——18East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California1—1 year out——19El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California1—1 year out——20Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California1—1 year out——21Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California1—1 year out——22Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEstherville, Iowa1—1 year out——23Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky1—1 year out——24Lakeland Community CollegeKirtland, Ohio1—1 year out——25University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin1—1 year out——26Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California1—1 year out——27Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia1—1 year out——28University of IowaIowa City, Iowa——1 year out$56,829—29Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania0$36,5301 year out—$20,500

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).