<p>My top college choice/dream school as of now (entering Junior year) is UT-Austin. As I am an out of state student from Hawaii in a competitive private High School, I need to keep my options open. I plan on majoring in Journalism in college and would like to know which ones have outstanding programs. Thanks!</p>
<p>Syracuse University is good.</p>
<p>here are some good schools:</p>
<p>Northwestern University: Medill
Syracuse University: Newhouse
University of Southern California: Annenberg
University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
Mizzou: University of Missouri-Columbia
New York University
University of Miami
Boston University
George Washington University
American University</p>
<p>sure there are more. i just know these off the bat.</p>
<p>Northwestern U, Syracuse U, and USC are your best bets. Pick one...they are all great schools! Syracuse is probably the most well-known in the boradcast journalism industry because of it's wealth of alumni. Their mutli-million dollar facilities are top notch as well.</p>
<p>Arizona State has the Cronkite school - very good and nice weather to go with it.</p>
<p>NU is not necessarily a best bet, when considering the price-- neither is USC.</p>
<p>Also, majoring in journalism isn't actually the best route to go. I too want to be a journalist (print) and have researched quite a bit on the field.</p>
<p>I have two plans of action as of now:</p>
<p>A) If I end up at New York University, I will double major in history and journalism since jouros are required to double major, regardless. After the fact, I will go to Columbia for graduate j-school.</p>
<p>B) If I end up at x university, I will major in history (with a concentration in American because I dig it) and minor in English. I will still attend Columbia for grad.</p>
<p>Having a degree in journalism undergrad doesn't say ****. Youre only as good as your most recent story, therefore, you should have a background in something OTHER than journalism, be it political science, econ, etc. You may be surprised how undesirable an undergraduate degree in journalism is. You need substance. Currently, Im investing much time in scoping out internships. Those offer far more hands-on experience and fundamental tools necessary to enter the rather competitive world of journalism. I figured that if I am going to become a journalist and end up eating chicken soup for the rest of my life while trying to pay bills and muckrake like theres no tomorrow, I should at least be able to afford Campbells, right? Just want to pass on the knowledge.</p>
<p>Medill is ranked #1 in the country and for a good reason - the alumni network is incredible. Not to mention the fact that Northwestern offers a great undergraduate education in general (journalism majors take the majority of their classes outside of Medill), its amazing location and awesome student body. </p>
<p>As for internships, Northwestern requires that all of its Journalism majors spend one or more quarters in an hands-on internship in places all over the country and the world (we call it TM). </p>
<p>Lastly, a lot of journalism majors double-major at NU (Poli Sci, Econ and History are popular).</p>
<p>A lot of journalists major in related fields such as polisci, economics, history, etc. instead of journalism is there school doesn't offer it</p>
<p>Many schools offer certificates in journalism that don't carry it was a major (and many top schools don't)</p>
<p>The best experience, I think, would be working on the campus newspaper and advancing up its ranks quickly while doing important front-page stories throughout</p>
<p>Seton Hill University has a great journalism program here.</p>
<p>Check it out on the web <a href="http://www.setonhill.edu%5B/url%5D">www.setonhill.edu</a> .</p>
<p>Wow...there is a Seton Hall and a Seton hill? crazy</p>
<p>I agree with amina. In my class's trip to Washington, DC this year, we got to meet a couple of successful journalists at the National Press Club. I remember exactly what one of them advised us: "Whatever you do, don't major in journalism."</p>
<p>It's generally considered that the top 5 Journalism schools, by far, are (in no particular order) Northwestern, Syracuse, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Missouri at Columbia (Mizzou), and University of Southern California (USC). Northwestern, Syracuse, and USC all have great alumni networks. If you want the best of the best, Northwestern probably is it, but any of those 5 as well as others mentioned above would be good.</p>
<p>I don't know about University of Texas's program...but if you want to excel at journalism, you might want to look at University of Missouri. Similar stats, great school, and a much better journalism program. It is also public.</p>
<p>On another note, I don't know what all this "don't major in journalism" crap is, but that's not necessarily true at all. If you know for a FACT you want to be a journalist, go ahead and major in journalism or communications! All of the schools I mentioned above have produced many famous national journalists who did, in fact, major in journalism!</p>
<p>Most likely the journalists met on the DC trips are more like politicians than journalists, and therefore didn't need to necessarily major in journalism. It is true that you can major in something else and still end up a journalist; its not seen as a requirement. But, there is no doubt that it will help when trying for a journalism career.</p>
<p>it's not crap, actually. it's called advice-- no guidelines that the OP necessarily has to follow. we are all here to help each other, so chill the hell out.</p>
<p>I am chilled out. But the truth is, it wasn't good advice..</p>
<p>By no means does the OP have to stick to a journalism or communications major, but if they definitely want to be a journalist, there is no doubt that it would help to major in the field.</p>
<p>amina,</p>
<p>You have good points. But hey, if I were you, I would pick USC/Northwestern over NYU though. :)</p>
<p>i hear they have weird orgies at nyu and eat people.</p>
<p>Well, majoring in polisci and getting a cert. or college experience in journalism is pretty good too...that way you have a fall-back</p>
<p>My mom went to Northeastern and got to work with the Boston Globe throughout college as part of their co-op program. She did not major in journalism though, political science. My dad majored in journalism and has a graduate degree (GW, Columbia), so I don't know why you're not supposed to, unless things have completely changed since then.</p>
<p>Thanks Sam. There stands a problem-- I highly doubt Id get into Northwestern and I am applying to USC, just not Annenberg. The reasons I chose NYU are the location, the crazy opportunities in NY, and that Id hate to get stuck in some j-school, wanting to change my career path. After all, this is about attending the school that fits me best.</p>
<p>Oh, and the whole cannibalistic/orgy thing. ;)</p>
<p>and my advice was not bad. kthx.</p>
<p>princedog, no one said you aren't supposed to. what is with you people and accepting the fact that others have heard different things. sheesh.</p>