What are the top ten journalism schools in the U.S.?

Hi hicks!

Well, here's your lists ---

Obviously ranking depends on who you ask, but it seems no matter who
does the ranking, the following  schools consistently rate the top of
the list  -----


Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism
http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/


Columbia University  (grad school only)
http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/


University of Missouri at Columbia
http://www.journalism.missouri.edu/


University of Georgia – Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass
Communication
http://www.grady.uga.edu/


Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
http://scrippsjschool.org/
 
Arizona State University - Cronkite School
http://www.asu.edu/cronkite/

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism
http://www.jomc.unc.edu/

Syracuse - S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
http://newhouse.syr.edu/

University of Maryland – Phillip Merril College of Journalism
http://www.journalism.umd.edu/

University of Kansas – William Allen White School of Journalism
http://www.ku.edu/~jschool/



Here are two further lists   ------------


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Journalism School Rankings  -  US News & World Report Rankings (1996)
=======================================================
 
1.   Univ. of Missouri at Columbia 
 
2.  Columbia University (N.Y.) 
 
3.  Northwestern Univ. (Medill) (Ill.) 
 
4.   Univ. of N.C. at Chapel Hill 
 
5.  Indiana Univ. at Bloomington 
 
6.   University of Florida 
 
7.   Ohio University (Scripps) 
 
7.   Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison 
 
9.  Univ. of California at Berkeley 
 
9.  University of Kansas (White) 
 
11.   Univ. of Md. at College Park 
 
11.   University of Texas at Austin 
 

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Gourman Report 10th Ed. 1998 
Top Journalism and Mass Communications Programs 
 ===================================


1.   University of Missouri-Columbia 
 
2.   Northwestern University 
  
2.   Syracuse 
 
4.   Minnesota 
 
5.   University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 
 
6.   University of North Carolina Chapel Hill 
 
7.   University of Wisconsin-Madison 
 
8.   Ohio State University Columbus 
  
9.   Michigan State University 
 
10.   University of Southern California 
 

** note that the list I compiled at the beginning was gleaned from
current online sources. Current US News rankings are not available for
free. (I have provided a link to the US News site below where you can
purchase the updated rankings)  The 1996 and 1998 data I have provided
is more for a reference so you can see that the same schools continue
to rank highly.


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SOURCES
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Journalism Career Resources
http://www.theihs.org/libertyguide/subcategory.php/9.html?menuid=2


ALL JOURNALISM SCHOOLS
http://www.journalismjobs.com/general_links.cfm
http://www.vcsun.org/%7Echanter/resources/j-schools.html



LAPRENSA
http://www.laprensa-sandiego.org/archieve/june29/news.htm

OHIO UNIVERSITY – ONLINE POST
http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/archives3/jun00/062900/news3.html

UNC - AWARDS
http://www.unc.edu/news/newsserv/univ/apr99/knight.htm

The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication
http://www.uga.edu/strategicplanning/part4/journalism.html


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THE DEFINITIVE SOURCE
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US NEWS – COLLEGE RANKING  (must pay to search)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php



Thanks for your question ---

K~

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The University of Missouri Columbia is by far the best Journalism
school in the country at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. 
However, it is very competitive.