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Journalism.

CIP Code: 09.04 • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Instructional content for this group of programs is defined in codes 09.0401 - 09.0499.

Colleges Offering
398
Avg. Median Earnings
$55,320
Highest Earnings
$66,635
Highest Earnings
Graduates from American University earn the highest median salary at $66,635
Career Paths & Salaries
Common careers for graduates with this degree, including national median salaries from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2023)

Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC Code: 25-1122

$78,580

median salary

Hourly Wage

N/A

Total Jobs

29,420

Editors

SOC Code: 27-3041

$77,920

median salary

Hourly Wage

$37.46/hr

Total Jobs

91,690

Writers and Authors

SOC Code: 27-3043

$76,910

median salary

Hourly Wage

$36.98/hr

Total Jobs

47,940

Film and Video Editors

SOC Code: 27-4032

$75,420

median salary

Hourly Wage

$36.26/hr

Total Jobs

25,610

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

SOC Code: 27-3023

$62,200

median salary

Hourly Wage

$29.91/hr

Total Jobs

39,250

Proofreaders and Copy Markers

SOC Code: 43-9081

$51,120

median salary

Hourly Wage

$24.58/hr

Total Jobs

4,580

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

SOC Code: 27-3011

$47,340

median salary

Hourly Wage

$22.76/hr

Total Jobs

21,240

Photographers

SOC Code: 27-4021

$44,660

median salary

Hourly Wage

$21.47/hr

Total Jobs

51,760

Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2023)

What Journalism. graduates actually earn
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Colleges Offering Journalism.
Showing 1-25 of 398 colleges

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, TX

Graduates/Year

12

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Graduates/Year

3

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

American University

Washington, DC

Graduates/Year

60

Median Earnings

$66,635

1-Year Earnings

$50,406

Anderson University

Anderson, IN

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Graduates/Year

8

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC

Graduates/Year

36

Median Earnings

$48,243

1-Year Earnings

$27,116

Aquinas College

Grand Rapids, MI

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Graduates/Year

156

Median Earnings

$64,224

1-Year Earnings

$47,643

Arkansas State University

Jonesboro, AR

Graduates/Year

5

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Graduates/Year

12

Median Earnings

$39,173

1-Year Earnings

$37,520

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

Graduates/Year

5

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Ashland University

Ashland, OH

Graduates/Year

3

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Graduates/Year

44

Median Earnings

$44,704

1-Year Earnings

$36,719

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

Graduates/Year

15

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Augustana University

Sioux Falls, SD

Graduates/Year

5

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Graduates/Year

20

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, CA

Graduates/Year

6

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH

Graduates/Year

5

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Graduates/Year

50

Median Earnings

$49,456

1-Year Earnings

$41,202

Barton College

Wilson, NC

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Graduates/Year

63

Median Earnings

$63,622

1-Year Earnings

$49,805

Belmont University

Nashville, TN

Graduates/Year

22

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Bemidji State University

Bemidji, MN

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Benedictine University

Lisle, IL

Graduates/Year

N/A

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

Bennett College

Greensboro, NC

Graduates/Year

1

Median Earnings

N/A

1-Year Earnings

N/A

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