<p>Syracuse/Newhouse would be great except original post was looking for a school near a major city; Syracuse does not fit the bill.</p>
<p>I have heard that University of Oregon has a good program too.</p>
<p>i would go with Syracuse!!! USC, or Northwestern.</p>
<p>USC or Northwestern-they are great and situated in areas where you will have the best opportunities for great internships (Los Angeles and Chicago, respectively.) My GC counselor mentioned Missouri when I was looking at J-schools last year, but it seemed really random. I'm sure it's a great school, but it seems like a better option if you're from Missouri. I wouldn't want to drop everything and run off to Missouri for school.</p>
<p>Missouri, Syracuse, Northwestern</p>
<p>katdc87, that is /exactly/ my reasoning and why USC and Northwestern are my top choice schools. I would kill to get into either one! (Then I'll just have to figure out how to pay for it). Missouri and a lot of schools with reputable journalism programs are just really "out there"; I mean, even going to Athens, Ohio is a stretch for me. But I've never visited St. Louis or Kansas City, so maybe the "Bible Belt" reputation isn't deserved...</p>
<p>Still feeling a little iffy. Maybe I am just not going into this with an open enough mind.</p>
<p>It's been a while since I've been to St. Louis, but from what I remember it was a nice, progressive city. I liked Kansas City due to the Country Club Plaza area and the midwestern friendliness. </p>
<p>Both cities are conservative, but not Bible Belt.</p>
<p>Everytime someone mentions communications around here (South Texas), four names come up: Newhouse (Syracuse), Medill (Northwestern), Missouri, and UT-Austin.</p>
<p>There are over 100 accredited J-schools, and certainly more than the usual suspects such as Newhouse, Medill and Missouri. So yep, keep an open mind...</p>
<p>You would like UMD by that discription. Its journalism school is really good, its a big school, and is within 35 minutes of two major cities. Both, baltimore and DC, have their own and seperate news outlets, from radio, to local news, and newspapers. Both have their own sport teams for sports journalism. UMD's paper was ranked 7th or something among college newspapers. </p>
<p>Check out <a href="http://theu.com/watch/index.php?region=Northeast&schoolid=19129%5B/url%5D">http://theu.com/watch/index.php?region=Northeast&schoolid=19129</a> That is a review of UMD and the it talks about the journalism school specifically. The first 20 seconds tell you it has a good journalism school, its large, and is 15 minutes from DC. </p>
<p>Journalism is an LEP program, and if it is anything like the business program(which is also labelled LEP) it will have a limit of a 1300 SAT for incoming freshmen. I am not positive about this but it is my understanding LEP programs have that minimum. You may want to ask about that if you don't have a 1300. In the business school, if you don't have a 1300 and/or don't get into the business school you must apply when you are a junior.</p>
<p>^I have over a 1300, but have talked to some people from the journalism school at an open house and they said it was quite easy to transfer into once you are admitted to UMD (a lot of people transfer in Spring semester!). </p>
<p>Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>And dudedad, thanks for the list...</p>