Should my son go to U of Maryland or Mizzou for J school? He got money at Mizzou, but is seems isolated to him. He got into the Scholars Program at Maryland, but received no money. Being in DC would be awesome, but we know nothing about the J School there, and it is expensive as an OOS kid. Plus we will have 3 kids in college at the same time.
Follow the money. If he can write, he’ll get a job in journalism.
Mizzou is one of the top, if not the top J School in the country. It’s alumni network is legendary. Columbia is a great college town. Follow the money.
If your son is interested in journalism (especially broadcast journalism) Mizzou is a no-brainer. As silverlady says, it’s a top program with such a huge presence in the industry its grads are referred to (respectfully) as the Mizzou Mafia.