The Internet Reacts to Mizzou J-School Grads’ Starting Salaries
Mizzou journalism school’s average starting salary of $31,800 is lowest of all university departments. bit.ly/QJoHsM
— Romenesko (@romenesko) September 11, 2012
Mizzou j-school grads pay $25-40K a year for their education, then earn $31,800 when they graduate: journ.us/O91Vd4
— Poynter (@Poynter) September 11, 2012
We published a story Monday that got some attention in the journalistic navel-gazing blogosphere (god love ‘em) about the results of the latest destination study at MU. We found that, compared to other academic schools at the University of Missouri, Missouri School of Journalism graduates make the lowest average annual salary and have the third lowest placement rate.
Our story got picked up by Jim Romenesko, Poynter, the Riverfront Times and a couple others, and people rushed to Twitter with their reactions to the post (because, duh, we’re journalists).
J-School Buzz received an anonymous tip from a Mizzou journalism school faculty member this past weekend with some big news.
By now, all prospective journalism students should know whether they have been directly admitted into the world famous J-School or if they are considered “pre-journalism.” However, no one has ever really been able to explain the difference between the two programs or if there is even an advantage to being a direct admit.
The Hangout feature in Google Plus is taking journalism to a whole new interactive realm, putting “U” in the news.
