<p>I live in california and I have been researching; i've discovered that some people believe San Francisco State University is good for broadcast journalism, while San Jose state is good for newspaper. </p>
<p>I need people's opinions. I am fine with going out of state, but the tuition for out of state has to be affordable (my mom is a single mom making $36000. I'm for sure going to use FAFSA and other financial aid opportunity. But it has to be affordable in some sense.)</p>
<p>I am very interested in the field of journalism and mass communications; I have the 'greed' to go to a good school that offers great academics on journalism / comm. </p>
<p>Yet the problem is money money money. </p>
<p>But, Just a decent tuition.
My grades are decent/ above normal. I take rigorous classes (all honors and 2 aps).
Sat score is not out yet. </p>
<p>I would love suggestions as I am beginning to feel the pressure.</p>
<p>Check out the Cronkite School at ASU. My son was seriously considering it last year - he was out of state and received a merit scholarship that brought the cost down to what it would have been if he had stayed in state. I don't know how they treat finc'l aid.</p>
<p>The program is a stand alone school in Phoenix (although there is light rail that connects the Tempe campus) This setup is only in it's first year (which is why I think my son chose a different school) but the buildings are up now.</p>
<p>The Cronkite School is one of I think 4 schools in the country that NBC chose to have as it's base for university partnerships. Somehow, they've never taken us off their email and we get almost daily notifications of awesome lectures, internship opportunities... I've been very impressed.</p>
<p>^^^ that was going to be my recommendation. Mizzou has an amazing journalism school in all aspects. They have rolling admissions too, so you can still apply. I'm not sure if that's the case with many non-state schools at this point. If the $31,000 a year is manageable, I'd highly recommend it.</p>
<p>I'm going there next year, so if you have any questions feel free to PM me or any of the people that frequent the Missouri-Columbia forum; they're all very nice and willing to help.</p>
<p>Before Katrina, for broadcast journalism, Loyola University of New Orleans had the best. Worked closely with local station, who has won many awards.</p>
<p>Don't know the status since Katrina, but definitely worth checking into.</p>
<p>What about Loyola Marymount, since you're in California? We have a friend doing communications, theatre there now.</p>
<p>Middle Tennessee State! It's on the other side of the country, but you'll fit in right at home with the loads of out-of-state people that come to MTSU just for Mass Comm. At MTSU, the school is, well, a low-end public school if you choose to major in an "academic" major. What MTSU excels in, though, are special areas. Mass Comm is one of them. Their Recording Industry program is one of (if not THE) best in the country, and the Broadcast Journalism program is infamous for providing feeders right to the Nashville television stations (after making your rounds around Tennessee, though!).</p>
<p>If you're into radio, you can do that too. We have 2 stations (that I know of): WMOT, the Jazz station, and WMTS, the all-student-run station.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, ask away. My dad, mom, aunt, and grandfather all went there and I currently live about 5 minutes from campus and go there all the time.</p>
<p>LSU! It has a very friendly and well-educated staff. I went to LSU's high school journalism program during this summer. It was awesome. The camp professors made you feel like you were an actual student.</p>
<p>Suggesting OOS publics is probably not helpful to someone with a family income of $36K. Most give limited aid to those from OOS. This is a candidate who would benefit from schools that meet 100% of need, schools that would give her need and merit aid (she would have to be top stats wise) or CA public schools.</p>
<p>i understand. i know that lsu offers good scholarships if your sat and act are pretty high though. i think even they offer some money for need as well. here's a link to their scholarship home page:</p>
<p>University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.</p>
<p>The Grady College is one of the oldest and most distinguished communication programs in the country. Its three departments -- journalism, advertising and public relations, and telecommunications -- are consistently ranked among the very best in the nation.</p>
<p>The Grady College is home to the prestigious George Foster Peabody Awards. </p>
<p>Alumni include Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Debbie Norville, John Holliman, Lewis Grizzard, Deborah Roberts, Steve Oney, and Deborah Blum.</p>
<p>Dr. Warren K. Agee was dean there years ago. Agee received just about every honor Sigma Delta Chi awarded and authored several foundational journalism textbooks.</p>
<p>UGA is consistently ranked among the "best buys" in US colleges and universities.</p>
<p>Look into the Elliott School at Wichita State University. Excellent program - I've hired a number of the grads. Small college that offers a lot of aid - and excellent opportunities to work in the community.</p>
<p>Both Michigan State - E. Lansing & Ohio state - Columbus are pretty good imho. However, in terms of Mass Communication, I believe that MSU ranks a notch higher than the OSU. Among the Big Ten, I've heard that Northwestern has an exceptional Journalism program as well!! Hope this help.</p>
<p>Journalism is actually pretty weak at Ohio State. The one jewel in the program was the Kiplinger Masters program for mid-career professional which has produced numerous Pulitzer Prize winners, but it has been moved over to the John Glenn School for Public Affairs.</p>
<p>Ohio State either needs to devote the resources to bring the journalism program up to the level of the rest of the university or discontinue it.</p>
<p>I hate to say it, but undergrad journalism is one of the few program where one is better off going to one of The Other State Universities (Ohio U. in this case) than to the flagship.</p>
<p>Syracuse has one of the top journalism schools in the country, but is very expensive. Doesn't hurt to apply though, you never know what kind of money they will throw at you.</p>
<p>UNC-Chapel Hill has a great J-school as well, and I believe UNC meets 100% demonstrated financial need.</p>