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Journalism at Minnesota

Minnesota graduates about 96 journalism majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally.

87/100Standout#16 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year961% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.14× the same major nationally
Research in the field$355Ka year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1460whole school

Around Minnesota

Scholars Walk
University of Minnesota - Scholars Walk (3099117518)Photo: A Gude · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Rose rugosa "Japanese Rose", umn - Flickr - odako1Photo: Koichi Oda · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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McNamara Alumni Center - atrium 06Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota (32718108201)Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where journalism happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Athletics 10 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Dorm 5 · Student housing 5 · Chapel 3.

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 89
  2. The University of Texas–Austin 89
  3. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 88
  4. Fordham University 88
  5. University of Georgia 87
  6. Stony Brook University–SUNY 87
  7. University of Florida 86
  8. George Washington University 86

Other strong majors at Minnesota

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota 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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