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 graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia48$52,0151 year out$81,856$25,000 2Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts42$51,8551 year out$62,784$24,313 3Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois0$50,4261 year out$72,140$15,333 4California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California51$48,6371 year out$67,804$19,333 5University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland109$46,8931 year out$70,492$23,250 6Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah75$46,6521 year out$54,592$14,953 7Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, Pennsylvania19$45,2561 year out—$19,500 8University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California97$44,6511 year out$73,113$16,250 9American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia49$44,3871 year out$55,636$25,000 10University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri461$43,9581 year out$68,004$21,400 11University of KansasLawrence, Kansas203$43,1911 year out$62,205$22,811 12University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia18$43,1571 year out—$15,897 13Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska20$43,1391 year out$51,720$27,000 14Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts91$42,8571 year out$73,406$24,813 15Fordham UniversityBronx, New York36$42,7691 year out—$26,324 16Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona158$42,6051 year out$62,711$19,937 17Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California13$42,5361 year out——18University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota80$42,4501 year out$67,369$20,500 19The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey10$42,2171 year out——20Biola UniversityLa Mirada, California14$41,9971 year out$37,551$27,000 21Drake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa37$41,9131 year out$57,439—22Chapman UniversityOrange, California34$41,6451 year out$69,171$22,500 23Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah56$41,4311 year out$55,166$16,710 24University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida27$41,3781 year out$61,426$16,000 25Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio14$41,1591 year out$45,711$27,000 26University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida56$40,9451 year out—$22,644 27University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin221$40,9421 year out$68,253$23,250 28Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York139$40,7571 year out$72,696$27,000 29Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois14$40,5751 year out$46,940$25,500 30Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas39$40,5021 year out$67,878$19,448 31Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut35$40,1841 year out$67,047$24,500 32Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana123$39,9921 year out$65,840$19,500 33Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts68$39,7031 year out$61,538$24,580 34Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia7$39,5921 year out——35Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa44$39,3471 year out$52,095$23,250 36The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas116$39,3361 year out$61,070$21,500 37University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina81$38,7621 year out$51,441$26,000 38Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin29$38,7001 year out$65,829$26,000 39Georgia College & State UniversityMilledgeville, Georgia93$38,6031 year out$55,713$25,000 40Indiana University-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana17$38,5401 year out$46,060$22,837 41Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama50$38,3571 year out$51,515$20,500 42University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas93$38,3541 year out$60,034$21,500 43Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois28$38,3021 year out$55,384$23,000 44Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio123$38,2461 year out$58,976$24,208 45Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$38,2461 year out$58,976$24,208 46Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$38,2461 year out$58,976$24,208 47Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$38,2461 year out$58,976$24,208 48Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0$38,2461 year out$58,976$24,208 49Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$38,2461 year out$58,976$24,208 50University of FloridaGainesville, Florida176$38,1641 year out$58,392$17,054 51University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida7$38,1641 year out$58,392$17,054 52University of North TexasDenton, Texas238$38,1181 year out$53,717$19,877 53University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island27$37,8751 year out$49,716$26,899 54Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado25$37,6441 year out$56,304$24,500 55Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas62$37,4841 year out$54,635$21,500 56DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois28$37,3881 year out$55,947$24,334 57Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania7$37,2631 year out$44,882$26,000 58Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York48$37,2411 year out$60,154$25,000 59Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana17$37,2061 year out—$27,000 60University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts105$37,0911 year out$58,874$25,447 61University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky48$36,9261 year out$47,621$26,000 62Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan115$36,9121 year out$58,101$24,985 63Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, Washington12$36,7671 year out$50,880$27,000 64University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma224$36,7441 year out$57,281$24,250 65University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, Nebraska23$36,7031 year out$41,276$22,602 66Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois34$36,6431 year out$48,505$23,500 67University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia149$36,6361 year out$61,753$21,120 68University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona69$36,5211 year out$59,230$20,520 69Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania175$36,4681 year out$61,946$25,000 70Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania0$36,4681 year out$61,946$25,000 71Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida54$36,3561 year out$44,806$27,393 72Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado139$36,3521 year out$55,367$22,500 73University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois49$36,3031 year out$57,331$22,300 74Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington86$36,2731 year out—$22,506 75University of HoustonHouston, Texas48$36,2261 year out$49,505$21,500 76University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska15$36,2001 year out——77Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut6$36,1531 year out—$21,047 78University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin32$36,1391 year out$50,223$26,000 79University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada85$36,1091 year out$53,852$19,500 80St. John's University-New YorkQueens, New York25$36,0201 year out$46,630$26,000 81The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana26$35,9241 year out$35,865$26,375 82Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas58$35,6751 year out$61,982$23,959 83California State University-ChicoChico, California21$35,6681 year out$56,247$18,750 84Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan18$35,5451 year out$49,213$26,000 85The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama105$35,5091 year out$56,575$25,000 86University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi37$35,3891 year out$61,775$24,225 87Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky49$35,0501 year out$43,572$25,500 88Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania9$34,8871 year out$44,514$27,000 89University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio19$34,8291 year out—$26,250 90Canisius UniversityBuffalo, New York12$34,7661 year out—$25,000 91University of IowaIowa City, Iowa95$34,7431 year out$57,097$25,907 92Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut12$34,5771 year out—$26,909 93Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York20$34,4531 year out$59,535$25,000 94North Greenville UniversityTigerville, South Carolina9$34,2931 year out$36,955—95Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington48$34,1191 year out$52,942$18,075 96Elon UniversityElon, North Carolina38$34,1051 year out$62,026$19,875 97West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West Virginia152$34,0751 year out$59,325$24,250 98St Bonaventure UniversitySaint Bonaventure, New York9$34,0451 year out$51,471$27,000 99Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey25$34,0381 year out$53,282$24,238 100University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado61$34,0221 year out$75,662$15,750

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

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 (—).