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Journalism at Mizzou

Mizzou graduates about 426 journalism majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 10th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#10 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year4268% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.18× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1340whole school

Around Mizzou

Faurot Field at the University of Missouri.
Faurot Field AerialPhoto: Lectrician2 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Stankowski Field, Mizzou
Stankowski Field, Mizzou - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad
The Tiger at Mizzou, on the South Quad - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri
Brady Commons, gutted and under construction, University of Missouri - panoramioPhoto: VoyagerMU · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where journalism happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Reynolds Journalism Institute, Journalism Tower.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 137 · Dorm 63 · Student housing 58 · Athletics 16 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. Northeastern University 93
  2. University of Maryland, College Park 92
  3. University of Washington 91
  4. Boston University 91
  5. American University 90
  6. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 89
  7. The University of Texas–Austin 89
  8. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 88

Other strong majors at Mizzou

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mizzou 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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