Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Journalism
Focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares you to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Covers news writing and editing; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design; journalism law and policy; professional standards and ethics; research methods; and journalism history and criticism.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 6 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Broadcast Journalism
- Focuses on the methods and techniques for reporting, producing, and delivering news and news programs via radio, television, and video/film media; and that prepares you to be professional broadcast journalists, editors, producers, directors, and managers. Covers the principles of broadcast technology; broadcast reporting; on- and off-camera and microphone procedures and techniques; program, sound, and video/film editing; program design and production; media law and policy; and professional standards and ethics.
- Photojournalism
- Focuses on the use of still and motion photography in journalism and prepares you to function as news photographers and photographic editors. Covers photography, journalism, studio procedures and techniques, camera and equipment operation and technique, news editing, print and film editing, news scene composition, subject surveillance, media law and policy, news team field operations, and professional standards and ethics.
- Business and Economic Journalism
- Study that prepares students to gather, analyze, and synthesize verbal and visual information to communicate stories related to business and economics across multiple media platforms. Covers accounting, business, business and economic reporting, business law, economics, finance, financial accounting and reporting, ethics, journalistic research methods and resources, and journalism skills and techniques.
- Cultural Journalism
- Study that prepares you to be journalists who critically examine current culture as expressed through the visual and performing arts, design, film, music, radio, television, dance, theater, and written text. Covers arts criticism, art and entertainment reporting, cultural critique, investigative reporting, newspaper reporting, photojournalism, and writing.
- Science/Health/Environmental Journalism
- Focuses on reporting on science, health, or environmental policy issues; investigating environmental problems and their causes; and public relations. Covers communication law, health reporting skills, interactive journalism, integrated marketing communication, journalism methods, media ethics, persuasion and political communication, science, health and the environment, social marketing, and video journalism.
- Journalism, Other
- Journalism not listed above.
Also called Online Journalism
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
Explore related careers, starting with the closest connections and the occupations hiring the most people.
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median pay
- $62,200
- Hiring change through 2035
- −5.9%
- Job openings a year
- 3,400
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingWriters and Authors
- Median pay
- $76,910
- Hiring change through 2035
- −0.3%
- Job openings a year
- 11,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career Growing with the economyCommunications Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $78,580
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.1%
- Job openings a year
- 2,400
To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree
Explore this career ShrinkingEditors
- Median pay
- $77,920
- Hiring change through 2035
- −1.1%
- Job openings a year
- 7,900
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingPhotographers
- Median pay
- $44,660
- Hiring change through 2035
- −0.7%
- Job openings a year
- 10,700
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career Growing with the economyFilm and Video Editors
- Median pay
- $75,420
- Hiring change through 2035
- 3.7%
- Job openings a year
- 3,100
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingBroadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
- Median pay
- $47,340
- Hiring change through 2035
- −7.6%
- Job openings a year
- 2,000
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingProofreaders and Copy Markers
- Median pay
- $51,120
- Hiring change through 2035
- −0.9%
- Job openings a year
- 1,100
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $31,908 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
Working style
How and where the work happens
Related careers can feel very different from one another. Compare the specific occupations to understand the work each one involves.
Few of the careers connected to this field are measured as substantially in-person or active work. Compare the specific occupations to see how much time each one involves with people, equipment, and movement.
College options
Where to study it
Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.
| College | Degrees a year | Earnings, first year out | Admit rate | Average annual cost after aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Missouri-Columbia MO | 461 | $37,418 | 77% | $14,000 |
| University of North Texas TX | 238 | $31,877 | 72% | $14,000 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK | 224 | $35,229 | 77% | $15,000 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison WI | 221 | $42,011 | 43% | $8,000 |
| University of Kansas KS | 203 | $37,913 | 88% | $15,000 |
| University of Florida FL | 176 | $36,136 | 24% | $7,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA | 175 | $33,090 | 54% | $26,000 |
| San Diego State University CA | 167 | $33,791 | 34% | $13,000 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ | 158 | $35,198 | 90% | $17,000 |
| West Virginia University WV | 152 | $33,444 | 86% | $14,000 |
| University of Georgia GA | 149 | $32,164 | 37% | $13,000 |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO | 139 | $32,150 | 90% | $16,000 |
| Syracuse University NY | 139 | $39,363 | 42% | $21,000 |
| University of Oregon OR | 136 | $28,633 | 85% | $18,000 |
| California State University-Northridge CA | 128 | $27,428 | 93% | $8,000 |
| Indiana University-Bloomington IN | 123 | $37,589 | 80% | $12,000 |
| Ohio University-Main Campus OH | 123 | $35,870 | 85% | $19,000 |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ | 120 | $33,205 | 65% | $18,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin TX | 116 | $33,952 | 29% | $17,000 |
| Georgia State University GA | 115 | $28,521 | 62% | $17,000 |
| Michigan State University MI | 115 | $32,480 | 84% | $17,000 |
| University of Maryland-College Park MD | 109 | $38,316 | 45% | $10,000 |
| The University of Alabama AL | 105 | $31,764 | 76% | $22,000 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA | 105 | $32,153 | 58% | $13,000 |
| University of West Georgia GA | 102 | $24,306 | 49% | $13,000 |
| University of Southern California CA | 97 | $44,188 | 10% | $20,000 |
| University of Iowa IA | 95 | $34,092 | 85% | $20,000 |
| University of Arkansas AR | 93 | $36,346 | 72% | $16,000 |
| Georgia College & State University GA | 93 | $34,696 | 88% | $19,000 |
| Boston University MA | 91 | $36,717 | 11% | $12,000 |
| California State University-Fresno CA | 90 | — | 96% | $7,000 |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE | 89 | $31,283 | 77% | $15,000 |
| Middle Tennessee State University TN | 86 | — | 68% | $13,000 |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN | 86 | $28,367 | 46% | $18,000 |
| Washington State University WA | 86 | $31,968 | 85% | $12,000 |
| University of Nevada-Reno NV | 85 | $33,582 | 85% | $15,000 |
| California State University-Long Beach CA | 84 | $29,760 | 47% | $10,000 |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia SC | 81 | $30,181 | 61% | $20,000 |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN | 80 | $38,410 | 77% | $10,000 |
| Brigham Young University UT | 75 | $32,982 | 69% | $13,000 |