Los Angeles, California · Private Non-Profit
Journalism at University of Southern California
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $32,740 school-wide net price and $92,498 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
1% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 1.0% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 413
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 9.8%
- Graduation rate
- 91.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $32,740/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $130,960
- Median debt
- $18,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $92,498/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (1%), school-wide average net price ($32,740), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($92,498), and peer averages from 413 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 413 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($13,474 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($36,758 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of Southern California in the top 56% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.7% of reported awards · $3,033 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.7% of reported awards · $3,103 net A+ CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · 0.4% of reported awards · $3,148 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,407 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,779 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $3,967 net A+ University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · 0.8% of reported awards · $4,815 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Journalism accounts for 1% of the awards or completions reported for University of Southern California. That award concentration is higher than at 74% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Southern California's average net price is $32,740 per year, about $130,960 over four years. That is $13,474 above the $19,266 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $92,498 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $36,758 above the $55,740 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of Southern California #233 of 413 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.