Best Colleges for Journalism
Journalism programs deliver three things: practical skills (reporting, editing, multimedia), faculty who are working journalists, and internships at major outlets. The industry has consolidated brutally — the schools below still place graduates into major newsrooms, podcasts, magazines, and digital publications.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
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Northwestern University
Illinois · Private nonprofit
8%acceptance rate - 2
University of Missouri-Columbia
Missouri · Public
78%acceptance rate - 3
Syracuse University
New York · Private nonprofit
46%acceptance rate - 4
New York University
New York · Private nonprofit
9%acceptance rate - 5
University of Southern California
California · Private nonprofit
10%acceptance rate - 6
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York · Private nonprofit
4%acceptance rate - 7
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina · Public
17%acceptance rate - 8
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina · Public
15%acceptance rate - 9
University of Texas at Austin
Texas · Public
31%acceptance rate
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