Journalism at Montana
Montana graduates about 31 journalism majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 114th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.79×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Montana
Where journalism happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 20 · Dorm 7 · Student housing 6 · Athletics 2 · Library 1.
Nearby in the journalism ranking
Other strong majors at Montana
- Computer science 70 · #211
- Communications & media 69 · #247
- Sociology & anthropology 68 · #226
- Biology 67 · #296
- Education 65 · #255
- Business & finance 63 · #288
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Montana 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.