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Journalism at Baylor

Baylor graduates about 62 journalism majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 21st of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.09× 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.

85/100Standout#21 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year622% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate52%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1370whole school

Around Baylor

The Simpson Athletics and Academic Center on the campus of Baylor University in
Baylor University June 2016 52 (Simpson Athletics and Academic Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Simpson Athletics and Academic Center on the campus of Baylor University in
Baylor University June 2016 53 (Simpson Athletics and Academic Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Mayborn Museum Complex on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas (Un
Baylor University June 2016 54 (Mayborn Museum Complex)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center on the campus of Baylor University in Waco,
Baylor University June 2016 75 (Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where journalism happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Castellaw Communications Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 13 · Student housing 9 · Library 6 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. University of Georgia 87
  2. Stony Brook University–SUNY 87
  3. University of Florida 86
  4. George Washington University 86
  5. Chapman University 85
  6. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 85
  7. University of Miami 84
  8. Loyola Marymount University 84

Other strong majors at Baylor

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Baylor 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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