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Journalism at Syracuse

Syracuse graduates about 131 journalism majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.20× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1313% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.20× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1410whole school

Around Syracuse

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Hall of Languages
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Where journalism happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 22 · Library 5 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison 100
  2. University of Southern California 97
  3. Arizona State University 95
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93
  5. Northeastern University 93
  6. University of Maryland, College Park 92

Other strong majors at Syracuse

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Syracuse 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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