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Best Schools for Journalism in 2026

178 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Journalism, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Journalism graduate earns $34,417/yr across 178 schools.

Programs Ranked

178

Avg Earnings

$34,417/yr

Avg DW Score

42/100

AI Risk

Very High

61% task exposure

All Journalism Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Journalism Brigham Young University · Provo, UT	62 55–65	$46,652/yr	Very High	20.0x
2	Journalism California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA	57 49–62	$48,637/yr	Very High	14.3x
3	Journalism University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	56 48–62	$46,893/yr	Very High	14.3x
4	Journalism University of Florida · Gainesville, FL	56 48–61	$38,164/yr	Very High	21.9x
5	Journalism Ohio University-Eastern Campus · Saint Clairsville, OH	57 49–61	$38,246/yr	Very High	22.9x
6	Journalism Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus · Chillicothe, OH	57 49–61	$38,246/yr	Very High	22.9x
7	Journalism Ohio University-Southern Campus · Ironton, OH	57 49–61	$38,246/yr	Very High	22.9x
8	Journalism Ohio University-Lancaster Campus · Lancaster, OH	57 49–61	$38,246/yr	Very High	22.9x
9	Journalism Ohio University-Zanesville Campus · Zanesville, OH	57 49–61	$38,246/yr	Very High	22.9x
10	Journalism University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL	57 51–60	$40,945/yr	Very High	15.1x
11	Journalism Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · Tallahassee, FL	54 47–58	$36,356/yr	Very High	18.4x
12	Journalism Utah State University · Logan, UT	54 46–58	$41,431/yr	Very High	13.9x
13	Journalism University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI	52 43–59	$40,942/yr	Very High	14.2x
14	Journalism Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	51 43–57	$42,605/yr	Very High	12.0x
15	Journalism Georgia College & State University · Milledgeville, GA	51 44–57	$38,603/yr	Very High	14.5x
16	Journalism Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA	52 44–57	$33,798/yr	Very High	20.0x
17	Journalism University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS	52 44–58	$43,191/yr	Very High	12.3x
18	Journalism University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR	51 42–57	$38,354/yr	Very High	14.4x
19	Journalism California State University-Chico · Chico, CA	51 42–57	$35,668/yr	Very High	16.4x
20	Journalism Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN	50 41–57	$39,992/yr	Very High	13.0x
21	Journalism University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO	50 43–57	$43,958/yr	Very High	11.0x
22	Journalism San Francisco State University · San Francisco, CA	49 38–57	$31,788/yr	Very High	21.1x
23	Journalism University of Mississippi · University, MS	48 39–56	$35,389/yr	Very High	15.4x
24	Journalism University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK	49 40–55	$36,744/yr	Very High	13.9x
25	Journalism The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX	49 41–55	$39,336/yr	Very High	12.1x
26	Journalism University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · Whitewater, WI	50 42–55	$36,139/yr	Very High	14.2x
27	Journalism Iowa State University · Ames, IA	49 42–54	$39,347/yr	Very High	11.4x
28	Journalism University of Nevada-Reno · Reno, NV	49 41–55	$36,109/yr	Very High	14.0x
29	Journalism California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA	47 37–54	$30,564/yr	Very High	17.8x
30	Journalism California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA	46 37–54	$30,644/yr	Very High	17.6x
31	Journalism Metropolitan State University of Denver · Denver, CO	48 40–54	$37,644/yr	Very High	12.1x
32	Journalism University of Georgia · Athens, GA	47 38–55	$36,636/yr	Very High	12.8x
33	Journalism Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS	47 39–53	$37,484/yr	Very High	11.5x
34	Journalism University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	47 40–53	$42,450/yr	Very High	9.2x
35	Journalism West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV	46 37–54	$34,075/yr	Very High	14.4x
36	Journalism California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA	46 36–53	$28,844/yr	Very High	18.4x
37	Journalism University of West Georgia · Carrollton, GA	46 36–53	$27,268/yr	Very High	19.3x
38	Journalism University of Nebraska at Kearney · Kearney, NE	49 43–51	$36,703/yr	Very High	11.4x
39	Journalism University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	46 38–53	$32,423/yr	Very High	14.9x
40	Journalism University of Houston · Houston, TX	47 40–52	$36,226/yr	Very High	11.7x
41	Journalism University of North Texas · Denton, TX	47 40–53	$38,118/yr	Very High	11.0x
42	Journalism University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	43 33–54	$33,250/yr	Very High	13.6x
43	Journalism Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA	46 38–53	$34,119/yr	Very High	13.3x
44	Journalism University of Alaska Anchorage · Anchorage, AK	50 43–52	$36,200/yr	Very High	11.0x
45	Journalism Savannah State University · Savannah, GA	45 34–52	$24,310/yr	Very High	21.2x
46	Journalism Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	48 41–51	$38,540/yr	Very High	10.0x
47	Journalism University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA	45 36–52	$34,743/yr	Very High	12.0x
48	Journalism CUNY Lehman College · Bronx, NY	44 32–53	$26,319/yr	Very High	19.8x
49	Journalism Ohio University-Main Campus · Athens, OH	45 38–51	$38,246/yr	Very High	9.7x
50	Journalism The University of Alabama · Tuscaloosa, AL	44 36–51	$35,509/yr	Very High	10.9x
51	Journalism Auburn University · Auburn, AL	46 39–50	$38,357/yr	Very High	9.3x
52	Journalism University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ	44 36–50	$36,521/yr	Very High	9.9x
53	Journalism Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · Carbondale, IL	47 40–50	$40,575/yr	Very High	7.9x
54	Journalism State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY	43 34–51	$29,628/yr	Very High	14.4x
55	Journalism University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC	46 39–50	$38,762/yr	Very High	9.1x
56	Journalism Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO	44 36–50	$36,352/yr	Very High	9.7x
57	Journalism Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA	42 32–50	$28,416/yr	Very High	13.9x
58	Journalism The University of Montana · Missoula, MT	48 42–50	$35,924/yr	Very High	10.0x
59	Journalism University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE	43 35–50	$32,553/yr	Very High	11.6x
60	Journalism New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	45 38–49	$32,825/yr	Very High	12.0x
61	Journalism CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY	41 29–52	$22,839/yr	Very High	17.9x
62	Journalism CUNY Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY	41 29–52	$23,120/yr	Very High	18.3x
63	Journalism SUNY Brockport · Brockport, NY	44 37–48	$33,085/yr	Very High	11.2x
64	Journalism Appalachian State University · Boone, NC	42 33–50	$27,116/yr	Very High	14.9x
65	Journalism Bowling Green State University-Main Campus · Bowling Green, OH	46 40–49	$41,159/yr	Very High	7.1x
66	Journalism Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	45 39–49	$37,263/yr	Very High	8.9x
67	Journalism University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO	41 32–52	$34,022/yr	Very High	10.5x
68	Journalism George Washington University · Washington, DC	44 37–48	$52,015/yr	Very High	2.1x
69	Journalism Ball State University · Muncie, IN	41 33–49	$31,398/yr	Very High	11.6x
70	Journalism Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	41 33–49	$28,088/yr	Very High	13.7x
71	Journalism The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ	45 39–49	$42,217/yr	Very High	4.6x
72	Journalism SUNY College at Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY	44 36–48	$32,456/yr	Very High	11.4x
73	Journalism Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH	41 32–50	$31,955/yr	Very High	11.4x
74	Journalism University of Memphis · Memphis, TN	43 35–48	$32,820/yr	Very High	10.6x
75	Journalism Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA	47 41–50	$30,792/yr	Very High	12.3x
76	Journalism Arkansas Tech University · Russellville, AR	43 37–46	$32,183/yr	Very High	10.5x
77	Journalism University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	42 35–48	$36,303/yr	Very High	8.0x
78	Journalism University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY	44 37–48	$36,926/yr	Very High	8.0x
79	Journalism Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, KY	43 36–46	$35,050/yr	Very High	8.5x
80	Journalism University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA	42 35–48	$37,091/yr	Very High	7.5x
81	Journalism Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI	43 35–48	$36,912/yr	Very High	8.1x
82	Journalism University of Southern Mississippi · Hattiesburg, MS	40 32–47	$29,591/yr	Very High	11.6x
83	Journalism CUNY York College · Jamaica, NY	40 31–48	$24,535/yr	Very High	14.0x
84	Journalism University at Albany · Albany, NY	40 30–49	$28,553/yr	Very High	12.6x
85	Journalism University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI	43 36–47	$37,875/yr	Very High	6.6x
86	Journalism University of Central Arkansas · Conway, AR	41 34–46	$31,911/yr	Very High	10.0x
87	Journalism Illinois State University · Normal, IL	42 35–46	$36,643/yr	Very High	6.6x
88	Journalism Northwestern University · Evanston, IL	43 36–47	$50,426/yr	Very High	1.7x
89	Journalism Northeastern University · Boston, MA	43 37–47	$51,855/yr	Very High	1.5x
90	Journalism Oakland University · Rochester Hills, MI	42 34–46	$35,545/yr	Very High	7.4x
91	Journalism Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	41 34–46	$33,710/yr	Very High	8.6x
92	Journalism California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · Arcata, CA	41 35–45	$29,686/yr	Very High	10.6x
93	Journalism University of Northern Colorado · Greeley, CO	39 31–47	$30,216/yr	Very High	10.2x
94	Journalism Southern Connecticut State University · New Haven, CT	42 36–46	$36,153/yr	Very High	6.0x
95	Journalism University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	43 37–46	$33,253/yr	Very High	8.4x
96	Journalism Central State University · Wilberforce, OH	40 33–44	$28,306/yr	Very High	10.7x
97	Journalism University of Central Oklahoma · Edmond, OK	40 32–45	$28,139/yr	Very High	11.1x
98	Journalism Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA	40 32–46	$32,294/yr	Very High	9.0x
99	Journalism Liberty University · Lynchburg, VA	43 36–46	$39,592/yr	Very High	3.7x
100	Journalism Washington State University · Pullman, WA	42 36–46	$36,273/yr	Very High	6.0x
101	Journalism University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA	40 33–44	$44,651/yr	Very High	1.7x
102	Journalism Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL	39 32–44	$31,753/yr	Very High	8.3x
103	Journalism Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ	40 32–45	$34,038/yr	Very High	7.5x
104	Journalism Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	39 31–46	$32,523/yr	Very High	8.0x
105	Journalism Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ	39 31–46	$32,523/yr	Very High	8.4x
106	Journalism SUNY at Fredonia · Fredonia, NY	39 32–44	$28,485/yr	Very High	10.3x
107	Journalism SUNY at Purchase College · Purchase, NY	36 27–47	$22,011/yr	Very High	12.6x
108	Journalism Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH	39 31–45	$32,840/yr	Very High	7.6x
109	Journalism University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	40 32–45	$33,525/yr	Very High	7.6x
110	Journalism The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN	39 32–45	$32,082/yr	Very High	8.5x
111	Journalism Texas State University · San Marcos, TX	41 34–44	$33,255/yr	Very High	7.8x
112	Journalism Texas Southern University · Houston, TX	35 25–49	$18,301/yr	Very High	12.9x
113	Journalism Marshall University · Huntington, WV	37 27–47	$23,169/yr	Very High	12.2x
114	Journalism Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT	41 35–44	$34,577/yr	Very High	5.9x
115	Journalism American University · Washington, DC	40 33–43	$44,387/yr	Very High	1.5x
116	Journalism Drake University · Des Moines, IA	39 32–43	$41,913/yr	Very High	1.9x
117	Journalism Ashford University · San Diego, CA	39 32–43	$32,459/yr	Very High	7.2x
118	Journalism Northern Kentucky University · Highland Heights, KY	38 31–44	$29,647/yr	Very High	9.3x
119	Journalism Boston University · Boston, MA	39 32–44	$42,857/yr	Very High	1.8x
120	Journalism Creighton University · Omaha, NE	40 33–43	$43,139/yr	Very High	1.8x
121	Journalism University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH	41 34–44	$34,829/yr	Very High	5.4x
122	Journalism Kent State University at Kent · Kent, OH	38 31–44	$30,925/yr	Very High	8.5x
123	Journalism Lehigh University · Bethlehem, PA	40 33–43	$45,256/yr	Very High	0.8x
124	Journalism Chapman University · Orange, CA	38 31–43	$41,645/yr	Very High	1.8x
125	Journalism San Diego State University · San Diego, CA	41 35–43	$30,269/yr	Very High	8.1x
126	Journalism Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT	38 31–43	$40,184/yr	Very High	2.2x
127	Journalism Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MI	38 30–43	$31,845/yr	Very High	6.8x
128	Journalism Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY	38 30–43	$40,757/yr	Very High	1.9x
129	Journalism Angelo State University · San Angelo, TX	40 34–43	$30,008/yr	Very High	8.0x
130	Journalism Marquette University · Milwaukee, WI	37 30–43	$38,700/yr	Very High	2.4x
131	Journalism Biola University · La Mirada, CA	39 33–42	$41,997/yr	Very High	1.0x
132	Journalism Pepperdine University · Malibu, CA	38 31–42	$42,536/yr	Very High	0.6x
133	Journalism University of Miami · Coral Gables, FL	38 31–42	$41,378/yr	Very High	1.6x
134	Journalism Emerson College · Boston, MA	37 30–41	$39,703/yr	Very High	1.8x
135	Journalism Fordham University · Bronx, NY	38 32–42	$42,769/yr	Very High	0.7x
136	Journalism Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK	39 33–42	$31,068/yr	Very High	6.6x
137	Journalism Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN	40 33–42	$30,659/yr	Very High	7.1x
138	Journalism Southern Methodist University · Dallas, TX	37 30–42	$40,502/yr	Very High	1.6x
139	Journalism Radford University · Radford, VA	35 27–42	$25,675/yr	Very High	8.9x
140	Journalism University of Richmond · University of Richmond, VA	39 32–42	$43,157/yr	Very High	0.7x
141	Journalism DePaul University · Chicago, IL	36 29–40	$37,388/yr	Very High	2.1x
142	Journalism Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL	36 29–40	$38,302/yr	Very High	1.7x
143	Journalism Wayne State University · Detroit, MI	35 27–42	$26,591/yr	Very High	8.0x
144	Journalism Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	36 27–41	$30,959/yr	Very High	5.1x
145	Journalism University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus · Waterbury, CT	33 24–44	$24,026/yr	Very High	8.5x
146	Journalism University of Connecticut-Avery Point · Groton, CT	33 24–44	$24,026/yr	Very High	8.5x
147	Journalism University of Connecticut-Stamford · Stamford, CT	33 24–44	$24,026/yr	Very High	8.5x
148	Journalism University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · Hartford, CT	33 24–44	$24,026/yr	Very High	8.5x
149	Journalism University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR	37 31–40	$27,259/yr	Very High	6.6x
150	Journalism University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA	37 30–40	$31,102/yr	Very High	4.5x
151	Journalism Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY	35 28–40	$37,241/yr	Very High	1.7x
152	Journalism North Greenville University · Tigerville, SC	36 30–39	$34,293/yr	Very High	2.7x
153	Journalism Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX	37 30–40	$29,622/yr	Very High	5.2x
154	Journalism University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT	32 22–42	$24,026/yr	Very High	7.1x
155	Journalism Loyola University New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	35 28–38	$37,206/yr	Very High	1.0x
156	Journalism University of Maine · Orono, ME	36 29–39	$28,704/yr	Very High	4.7x
157	Journalism Lincoln University · Jefferson City, MO	36 30–39	$26,356/yr	Very High	6.1x
158	Journalism St Bonaventure University · Saint Bonaventure, NY	33 26–38	$34,045/yr	Very High	2.2x
159	Journalism Elon University · Elon, NC	34 26–39	$34,105/yr	Very High	2.5x
160	Journalism Point Park University · Pittsburgh, PA	34 27–38	$34,887/yr	Very High	1.9x
161	Journalism Baylor University · Waco, TX	34 27–39	$35,675/yr	Very High	1.8x
162	Journalism Gonzaga University · Spokane, WA	35 28–38	$36,767/yr	Very High	1.4x
163	Journalism Columbia College Chicago · Chicago, IL	33 25–38	$31,369/yr	Very High	2.8x
164	Journalism Central Michigan University · Mount Pleasant, MI	33 26–38	$25,033/yr	Very High	5.8x
165	Journalism Rust College · Holly Springs, MS	33 26–37	$24,977/yr	Very High	5.4x
166	Journalism Canisius University · Buffalo, NY	35 28–37	$34,766/yr	Very High	1.7x
167	Journalism Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY	33 26–38	$34,453/yr	Very High	1.9x
168	Journalism St. John's University-New York · Queens, NY	34 27–38	$36,020/yr	Very High	1.3x
169	Journalism Hampton University · Hampton, VA	31 23–38	$28,324/yr	Very High	3.8x
170	Journalism University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	34 27–37	$27,474/yr	Very High	3.8x
171	Journalism Samford University · Birmingham, AL	31 24–35	$30,311/yr	Very High	2.2x
172	Journalism Suffolk University · Boston, MA	32 26–35	$33,628/yr	Very High	0.9x
173	Journalism Montclair State University · Montclair, NJ	32 26–35	$25,575/yr	Very High	3.3x
174	Journalism Mercer University · Macon, GA	32 25–35	$32,807/yr	Very High	1.0x
175	Journalism Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	32 25–35	$21,087/yr	Very High	4.2x
176	Journalism Flagler College · Saint Augustine, FL	30 23–33	$27,863/yr	Very High	1.6x
177	Journalism California Baptist University · Riverside, CA	27 20–30	$26,026/yr	Very High	0.6x
178	Journalism Widener University · Chester, PA	25 18–28	$22,058/yr	Very High	0.0x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Journalism?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Brigham Young University ranks #1 for Journalism with a score of 62/100 and graduate earnings of $46,652/yr.

How much do Journalism graduates earn?

Across 178 schools, Journalism graduates earn an average of $34,417/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $52,015/yr.

Is Journalism a good major for AI resistance?

Journalism has an average AI task exposure of 61%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.