Journalism at Cal Poly SLO
Cal Poly SLO graduates about 54 journalism majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 23rd of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally.
Around Cal Poly SLO
Where journalism happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 108 · Dorm 49 · Athletics 8 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Dining 4.
Nearby in the journalism ranking
Other strong majors at Cal Poly SLO
- Architecture 93 · #3
- Math & statistics 92 · #29
- English & writing 89 · #35
- Physics & astronomy 89 · #41
- Philosophy & religion 89 · #38
- Computer science 88 · #57
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Cal Poly SLO 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.