Journalism at Florida
Florida graduates about 160 journalism majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 19th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Florida
Where journalism happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: IFAS Communication Services.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 220 · Dorm 78 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 33 · Dining 14 · Arts 6.
Nearby in the journalism ranking
Other strong majors at Florida
- Music 97 · #4
- Marketing 96 · #5
- Communications & media 92 · #19
- Accounting 92 · #19
- Public health 92 · #8
- Computer science 91 · #39
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Florida 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.