Job Outcomes
MSJ Class of 2023
94% of graduates were employed within six months of graduation
Types of employment include full-time and part-time positions, fellowships, internships and freelance
Job Categories
Our graduates are employed in a variety of fields, both in journalism jobs and other types of roles.
News Reporting and Writing: 51%
Comms, PR, and Marketing: 18%
Sports Reporting: 9%
Digital: 6%
Production (Audio/Video): 4%
Business and Law: 1%
Other Jobs: 5%
Further Study: 3%
Locations
Chicago Area: 44%
New York Area: 15%
Washington, D.C. Area: 5%
California: 8%
Other - United States: 23%
International: 3%
Sample Companies of Employment
A list of the different employers of Medill grads around the world. They include prominent print, digital and broadcast outlets.
| A10 Associates | MSLCE |
| Amy Boyle Photography | National Committee on US China Relations |
| Biolumina | NEON |
| BJ Penn Enterprises | NewsNation |
| Capitol News Fellowship | Oliver Wyman |
| Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV) | Optimum Sports |
| Chicago Sun Times | Organization of Turkic States |
| Compass Education Group | People's Daily |
| Cre8tive Capital | PGA Tour |
| Cryptonews | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
| Dailymail.com | Pulitzer Center |
| Denver Broncos | Radio New Zealand |
| Detroit Free Press | Rapid City Journal and Indian Country Today |
| Detroit News | Reuters |
| Evanston Roundtable | Socialite Media |
| FastMarkets | Solar Energy Industries Assocation |
| Food Republic | Souther California Public Radio |
| Foreign Policy | Spectrum News |
| Fortune | The Albany Times-Union |
| FOX 19 | The Dallas Morning News |
| FOX 4/KFDM 6 | The Eagle-Tribune |
| G/O Media | The FattFro Zone |
| Hearst Television | The Hill |
| Hoops Rumors | The Imprint |
| IL Latino News | The Right Side |
| Illinois Answers Project | The Wall Street Journal |
| Insider | TheLi.st |
| Investigative Midwest | Thirdhand SMoke Resource Center |
| Kbak-TV 29 CBS-News | Trilyon, Inc. |
| KQED | United States Tennis Association |
| La Raza | University of Arkansas |
| LaCrosse Tribune | Virtuoso Travel |
| Ladies Professional Golf Association | Weee! |
| Ledger-Enquirer | Wellevation HQ |
| Logitech | WHNS-TV |
| Major League Baseball | WHYY, Resolve Philly |
| Medill School | WSBT22/FOX56 |
| Molson Coors Beverage Company | Yahoo Lifestyle |
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*Data is based on the graduates for whom we know their employment status (98/106 graduates). Data is based on the first job students obtained after graduation. Sources of data include self-reported, LinkedIn, Twitter and company websites. Types of employment include full-time positions, fellowships, internships and freelance. Percentages are rounded.