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Journalism at USC

USC graduates about 94 journalism majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 271 schools we score for journalism, a standout program at 97 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, 1.36× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

97/100Standout#2 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year942% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$80,0001.36× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1470–1540whole school

Around USC

USC Physical Education Building (PED), designed by Parkinson & Parkinson as
Physical education building 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Ernie Shelton (sculptor), The Wild Bunch - Sporting Sculpture - Campus of Univer
Sporting Sculpture - Campus of University of Southern California - Los Angeles, Photo: Adam Jones, 2012-02-26 12:59, from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
"Evelia de Pie", sculpture by Francisco Zúñiga, Anna Bing Arnold Sculpture Garde
Zuniga evelia de pie 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
plaque at foot of statue honoring composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski at University o
Usc paderewski plaque 1Photo: Seauton 11 December 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where journalism happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 106 · Dorm 15 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison 100
  2. Syracuse University 95
  3. Arizona State University 95
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 93
  5. Northeastern University 93

Other strong majors at USC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USC 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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