4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$51,961
Program median
Program + credential
Journalism.: Graduate/Professional Certificate
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$50,761
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$23,207
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
15,820
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State University Muncie, IN | Public | $14,940 | 62.3% | Available |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $21,590 | 96.1% | Available |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY | Public | $3,033 | 72.1% | Available |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY | Public | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | Public | $20,787 | 63.7% | Available |
| Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | Private nonprofit | $38,338 | 51.6% | Available |
| Marshall University Huntington, WV | Public | $7,502 | 51.2% | Available |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Public | $19,680 | 80.7% | Available |
| Morgan State University Baltimore, MD | Public | $14,985 | 40.9% | Available |
| Southern Adventist University Collegedale, TN | Private nonprofit | $24,345 | 49.4% | Available |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | Public | $13,297 | 62.4% | Available |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Public | $22,531 | 74.6% | Available |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | $12,397 | 50.9% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | Public | $20,268 | 74.9% | Available |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | Public | $17,747 | 67% | Available |
| University of North Texas Denton, TX | Public | $15,649 | 60.7% | Available |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | Public | $15,300 | 75.3% | Available |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $32,740 | 91.8% | Available |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private nonprofit | $43,756 | 91.9% | Available |