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Journalism at UC Irvine

UC Irvine graduates about 30 journalism majors a year. That puts it 128th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year30under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0000.98× the same major nationally
Admit rate29%whole school

Around UC Irvine

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Where journalism happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Music and Media Building, California Institute for Telecommunications & Information Technology.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 128 · Academic 107 · Student housing 52 · Offices 16 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. University of Cincinnati 57
  2. Duquesne University 56
  3. Patrick Henry College 56
  4. California State University–Fresno 56
  5. South Dakota State University 56
  6. Kent State University 55
  7. Siena College 55
  8. George Fox University 55

Other strong majors at UC Irvine

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Irvine 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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