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Journalism at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 36 journalism majors a year. That puts it 6th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#6 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year36under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.28× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1510whole school

Around Northeastern

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Where journalism happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Sciences and Biomedial Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. University of Southern California 97
  2. Syracuse University 95
  3. Arizona State University 95
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93
  5. University of Maryland, College Park 92
  6. University of Washington 91
  7. Boston University 91
  8. University of Missouri 90

Other strong majors at Northeastern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern 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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