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Best Colleges for Journalism

Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 119 institutions with data

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# Institution State Year 1 Year 5 Median Year 10 PP Adjusted
41 Colorado State University CO $36,423 $55,759 $74,793 $53,053
42 Iowa State University of Science & Technology IA $38,590 $55,670 $72,089 $62,410
43 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX $43,636 $55,520 $63,874 $60,282
44 Hampton University VA $36,932 $55,464 $72,109 $54,111
45 Salem State University MA $34,840 $55,380 $73,157 $37,368
46 State University of New York at New Paltz NY $34,360 $55,151 $72,057 $41,781
47 University of Oregon OR $34,913 $55,124 $71,591 $48,227
48 University of Texas at El Paso TX $41,544 $55,111 $63,970 $59,838
49 Stephen F Austin State University TX $36,795 $55,062 $67,042 $59,785
50 Oklahoma State University OK $37,811 $55,019 $75,634 $63,827
51 Georgia State University GA $35,659 $54,923 $67,085 $60,688
52 Texas Woman's University TX $44,129 $54,051 $65,986 $58,687
53 University of Texas at Tyler TX $38,082 $54,051 $60,837 $58,687
54 Illinois State University IL $33,883 $54,000 $73,307 $58,824
55 University of Alabama AL $35,493 $53,944 $64,810 $61,161
56 Sam Houston State University TX $36,356 $53,801 $68,758 $58,416
57 SUNY College at Purchase NY $33,826 $53,726 $72,966 $40,702
58 CUNY Lehman College NY $33,372 $53,647 $64,175 $40,642
59 Ball State University IN $37,294 $53,545 $67,488 $59,231
60 University of Northern Colorado CO $34,062 $53,300 $67,138 $50,714

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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.