<p>Hello,
I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction or give me some advice as to what some good journlism (particularly magazine) colleges are? I've come across SUNYPL, Columbia College, NorthWestern, etc and they all look great but I'd like to have some outsiders opinions on these schools or other similar schools. Ideally I would like to go out east but any feedback would be wonderful, If you need anymore info you can PM me or just ask!
thanks!</p>
<p>I know a friend with great grades and stuff that chose to go to Missouri for its journalism reputation.</p>
<p>Yeah, I know an aspiring journalist who’s going to Missouri too! You could also look at USC (Annenberg School for Communication) - their self-released stats claim that 96% of graduates with a Print Journalism degree find employment within six months (gotta love the Trojan Family, haha). I also liked Boston University’s communication program and American University (those are easier to get into than USC or Northwestern, so that’s always good).</p>
<p>Top 3 for Journalism:</p>
<p>Mizzou
Syracuse
Northwestern</p>
<p>My sis went to Syracuse and majored in magazine journalism. Landed her dream job only a year later-she’s already an editor. Her friends in the same program were all hired quickly by a host of national and internationally-relevant magazines, most of which are headquartered in NYC. I would highly recommend Syracuse’s magazine journalism program.</p>
<p>Mizzou and Syracuse are renowned for j school. Columbia, MO is a neat town.</p>
<p>What about Elon University? I’m very interested in the NC area as well. As for Syracuse, BU,etc I’m assuming that those schools are high competitive?! I have a score of 28 on my ACT as well as a 3.6 GPA and a long list of extra curriculars … how slim are the chances of an out of state girl getting into one of those schools?
I ran across a list online that said certain colleges are accredited for journalism departments and that its important to check and see if the college you are interested in is on that … has anyone ever heard of that or knows how important it actually is?</p>
<p>I have been told by those in the biz that Missouri at Columbia is top notch. I was surprised by one friend when he picked Missouri over his alma matre of UCLA.</p>
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I’m not sure about journalism in particular, but the Communications school/program at Elon is pretty highly regarded.</p>
<p>I’ve done a lot of research and here are some of the best schools:</p>
<p>Northwestern*
Mizzou*
Syracuse*
NYU*
USC*
IU- Bloomington*
U Ohio
U- Maryland
UGA
UNC- Chapel Hill*
Ithaca College (ok not as good)
Penn State
U of Texas
University of Wisconsin-Madison
U Colorado
American
George Washington
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Boston U
U Florida
Arizona State University
U Minn
Washington and Lee University
U Montana
U Iowa
Suny Purchase
Northeastern
I consider the schools with a star the best. Also, some of the schools aren’t that great but have decent programs.</p>
<p>You may also may like to go the liberal arts way and lots of journalist do and you may like Sarah Lawrence, Bard and Bennington. They all are strong on writing in general.</p>
<p>If you want to go into magainzes, pick an urban school where you can find internships, etc. I think Missouri is great, particularly for broadcast, but I would suggest a more urban area for a magazine emphasis.</p>
<p>I think Northwestern and Mizzou run this j-ish.</p>
<p>UGA
Grady School is Top5</p>
<p>Emphasizing what others have said, NYU & Northwestern are pretty awesome. early_college posted a good list.</p>
<p>I would personally go to a more urban campus. NYU, USC and Northwestern are my top choices. IU- Bloomington is great for print journalism, but not much of a huge city.</p>
<p>What’s the point in discriminating against colleges that aren’t in big cities? The God’s honest truth is that most of the best colleges aren’t in big cities…</p>
<p>Syracuse has one of the best communications schools in the nation and its journalism program is tops too.</p>
<p>OSU: I was never discriminating colleges that aren’t in big cities. It’s more of a personal preference on location and it depends on the person as well. NYC and LA will give you more opportunities then Mizzou will.</p>
<p>Many of the elite journalism schools are masters-only, especially Columbia and Cal, so if you’re looking for a bachelor level program, look elsewhere.</p>
<p>Also, there are major differences between working-journalism schools and theoretical journalism schools. Look carefully at where their graduates go. If most go on to masters programs they are academic schools, meant to produce the folks who go on to study the media. </p>
<p>U Colorado, Boulder (CU) has an excellent journalism school heavily based on internships. You must have at least one internship to graduate, most have three or four by the time they graduate. Multiple, varied internships look good on that first job application. The school is located near Denver and has a close working relationship with both print, radio and television media outlets. Many of the instructors are drawn from those places, including former editors of the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, etc. There are 27 magazines based in the Boulder area, plus those in Denver, many of my instructors were working magazine editors. Few of the classes are taught by “academics,” mostly by those who have actually worked in the industry.</p>
<p>Also, in most places you can’t go into journalism right away. You have to prove yourself as a freshman in a non-journalism major, then apply to j-school after earning a certain number of credits. It’s one of the most competitive programs at CU, only about 1/5 of applicants are accepted for any given semester.</p>
<p>I do agree. Columbia and UC- Berkeley have great graduate programs, but no undergraduate programs in journalism. UC- Boulder was on my list of good journalism programs, but I don’t know if I would move to Colorado. I have been there and really did not like it at all. It was too dry (in the summer) and worse then Florida’s Humidity. I hate the feeling of being dry and someone sitting on me. The altitude was also too high for me, so I don’t know if I would go there because of the location part of it. I did have a good Colorado, WY, SD, etc experience at all!</p>
<p>PS- The one thing I did like was Pikes Peak!</p>
<p>I think Penn State still has one of the top student-run college newspapers in the nation. Writing for it would be a real feather in your cap when it’s time to find a job.</p>