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Bachelor's+13% vs national median3,145 grads tracked

Journalism at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Ranked 6th of 127 bachelor's programs in Journalism by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,203
middle 50%: $31,484 – $51,537
Median · 5 years out
$66,847
middle 50%: $52,121 – $84,793
Median · 10 years out
$91,627
middle 50%: $65,463 – $125,272

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Journalism (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of Minnesota - Twin Cities's bachelor's program in Journalism earn a median $42,203 one year after graduating, rising to $91,627 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $58,956 for this field, ranking 6th of 127 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.4 yrs
≈ $7,552 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$124,373 · 5 yrs out
Washington and Lee University
$72,181 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$70,830 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$68,802 · 5 yrs out
Quinnipiac University
$66,761 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$66,726 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$66,130 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$65,758 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$65,552 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$65,149 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Medicine (Doctorate)
$210,810 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$197,061 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$190,811 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$181,176 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$164,949 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$160,592 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$157,166 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$156,661 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$144,896 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,999 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$126,958 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$126,300 · 5 yrs out

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