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Journalism at American

American graduates about 54 journalism majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#11 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year543% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.14× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1440whole school

Around American

This is an outside view of the newest addition to the McKinley Building
McKinley Building Renovated School of CommunicationPhoto: Gr3524a · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
"We dedicate this building to the students of American University who here will
Battelle-Tompkins Memorial Building, American UniversityPhoto: American University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
"It is highly proper that our group of noble edifices should begin with the Coll
Hurst, "College of History," American UniversityPhoto: American University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Korean Cherry Trees of American UniversityPhoto: American University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where journalism happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Media Production Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 26 · Dorm 12 · Library 2 · Athletics 2 · Chapel 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. University of Maryland, College Park 92
  2. University of Washington 91
  3. Boston University 91
  4. University of Missouri 90
  5. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 89
  6. The University of Texas–Austin 89
  7. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 88
  8. Fordham University 88

Other strong majors at American

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares American with every school we score in journalism. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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