Job Outcomes
MSJ Class of 2022
93% 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: 44%
Comms, PR, and Marketing: 13%
Sports Reporting: 13%
Production (Audio/Video): 12%
Digital: 5%
Business and Law: 4%
Other Jobs: 6%
Further Study: 3%
Locations
Chicago Area: 33%
New York Area: 17%
Washington, D.C. Area: 10%
California: 7%
Other - United States: 28%
International: 5%
Sample Companies of Employment
A list of the different employers of Medill grads around the world. They include prominent print, digital and broadcast outlets.
| ABC News | Lurie Children's Hospital |
| Atlanta Falcons | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
| Bloomberg | Minnesota Twins |
| Business Insider | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Chicago Public Media | NBC News |
| Chicago Reader | NFL |
| Chicago Sun-Times | NPR One |
| Chicago Tribune News Media Group | PCMag |
| CNN | PEOPLE.com |
| Consumer Reports | POLITICO |
| Dow Jones | Screen Rant |
| ESPN | SiriusXM |
| ESSENCE Girls United | Sports Illustrated |
| Evanston Roundtable | The Associated Press |
| Forbes | The Hill |
| Fulbright Association | The Houston Chronicle |
| Good Morning America | The Wall Street Journal |
| Hearst | TIME |
| JP Morgan Chase & Co. | Univision Communications Inc. |
| Logitech | WBEZ |
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*Data is based on the graduates for whom we know their employment status (142/147 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.