<p>How do USC students, and specifically (if possible), Journalism and Public Relation graduates, fair with finding good paying jobs right outside of college? Because I will be taking on significant debt at whatever school I choose to attend, I am trying to also base my decision somewhat on job placement and the likelihood of me paying off the debt quickly and with a good career. Please provide insight, anyone who can…thanks!</p>
<p>Same question in relation to business in L.A. if anyone can speak to that?</p>
<p>USC has a very good journalism program but if you major in journalism you are going to be hard pressed to find a well-paying job straight out of college - it’s just the nature of the entertainment/news industry. You start very low and hopefully work your way up. PR might give you some more prospects for employment in maybe a marketing position.</p>
<p>On the other hand, the prospects for a business major are quite good. The median salary for a Marshall grad is 53,000 (including bonus) after graduation. See: <a href=“http://www.marshall.usc.edu/assets/092/17620.pdf[/url]”>http://www.marshall.usc.edu/assets/092/17620.pdf</a></p>
<p>Indeed USC has a very good journalism program but speaking as a journalism professional, I agree with sfgiants–it was never a good idea to anticipate a well-paying job straight out of college and even less so now. The industry, as I am sure you know, is rapidly changing. If you still intend to major in journalism, make sure that you train on multiple platforms, as I am sure Annenberg will have you do, and obtain internships. But do not take on “significant” debt believing you will be able to pay it off with any speed with a job in journalism. I feel very badly saying that, but it is reality.</p>
<p>I totally already knew the journalism field is dying/losing jobs. My older brother is a journalism undergrad and advised me not to pursue a career in the field, partly because there are no jobs in these bad times, but also because you can work in the journalism field with a degree other than journalism. To be more specific, I was thinking PR with a double major in something else, such as Political Science. I am currently “deciding” between USC and GWU and If I go to GWU they do not have a PR program–which means I might end up doing journalism–so I’m kind of in a panic. Basically because of the debt involved in either two schools, I want to study a major I like that will get me a good job after school?</p>
<p>I am in the same boat as you, london. I was accepted to Annenberg as a broadcast journalism major, but because I’ve been told by everyone I know in the field that it is a dying art, I am looking into double majoring. I’ve debated everything from international relations to political science to economics, but I don’t know what to choose. I want to have something that could give me an edge when it comes to job placement after graduation. I have to be able to justify the loans I will take out for USC, but as the days go on, it’s getting harder to do just that.</p>
<p>A poster recently discussed job opportunities available to Annenberg students. Use the search function.</p>
<p>Media scholar, Henry Jenkins, from MIT will join Annenberg this coming July. He has some comments about the school which you should read. Here is the link:
[Media</a> Scholar Henry Jenkins to Join USC](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/16086.html]Media”>http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/16086.html) </p>
<p>SC graduates work in other areas of the U.S. At CNN here in Atlanta there are graduates of Annenberg who hold executive positions. I know one who has 16 producers working for her.</p>
<p>ajk…we’re in this together! It’s nice to see someone else is struggling, as odd as that sounds. I mean I love the communications field (PR, journalism)…but I just can’t justify ONLY majoring in that, so like you, I have brought myself to accept that major ONLY if I double major in something I can “fall back on.” Are you taking out loans you yourself will have to repay? How much? I’m also in that situation, too …</p>
<p>*thnx for the info georgia_girl</p>
<p>london, I am still waiting to hear about my financial aid package, but i’m expecting to have to pay about 20-25,000 myself. My family can afford to pay some of that, but I will probably be taking out some loans by myself. It’s hard to judge because I don’t know what aid I will get. It could very well be nothing and I won’t be able to go to USC. Right now it just feels like I’m in limbo, but hopefully that will end this week. I’m sick of having to tell people I don’t know where I’m going to college. </p>
<p>I think we will find many more people in our situation once we get to Annenberg. It will be good to have that support as we try to figure out our options. </p>
<p>I almost forgot, but I have several smaller scholarships that I won’t here back from until mid-may. They may not be worth a lot, but if I get a few of them, it will certainly make a difference. The only problem is I have to committ before I know if I received them. My worst fear is that it is financially impossible for me to attend USC so I go to my state university and then have it where my scholarships come through and I could’ve gone. I’m hoping it doesn’t come to that.</p>
<p>I’m sick of having to tell people I don’t know where I’m going to college.
Wow…thank god someone similar to me lol. Yeah I’m SO SICK of that too…everyone is figuring it out and I dont even know what the hell I’m doing and May 1 is creeping up quickly. I also anticipate paying 20-25 k myself, although, like yourself, i have not recieved the package yet (what the hell is taking so long?). Hopefully it comes today, I heard Monday is a possibility. It would also be 20k for me to attend my state university (UMich)…and I really dont wanna go there cause it has no communication/journalism cirriculum whatsoever. What is your state college?</p>
<p>My state school is Penn State. It is a very good school, like Michigan, but I really don’t want to go there. It does have a journalism major, but the major is so big I will just be one of a few hundred.</p>
<p>Hopefully we both get our aid today! I can’t stand waiting much longer. I’m a spring admit, so I think that’s the reason for the delay, but I’m not too sure.</p>
<p>Yeah everytime I call the deadline gets pushed back–they are ridiculous at that office.</p>
<p>can anyone please tell me the average amount of salary that a student doing his master of science in electrical engineering in USC will get in the campus placements???
please it’s very urgent for me to decide where to go.
i mean I’ve applied in Illinois institute of tech., USC, polynyu, southern methodist uni.
so which one is better as far as the placements is concern???</p>
<p>So much depends on the individual student and what s/he accomplishes while getting their degree. Those who hustle & get good internships, good grades, lab, co-author papers and work experience have many more options than those who don’t. Before you can even get your MS, you need to get your BS in EE (or whatever field). Why don’t you see which schools accept you and what your total out-of-pocket cost for each option is before you figure out where you want to attend.</p>
<p>USC does have good career fairs but the economy has affected how many companies are hiring & how many openings they have when they come to USC & other campuses.</p>
<p>I know someone got 85K base right out of the graduate school from a leading company in SV. One guy I am not familiar with got 90K from Qualcomm. I don’t know the average, but EEs are paid a little less than a CS MS. Of course, it all depends on how good you are. </p>
<p>Among all the schools you are considering, USC is absolutely the best and provides the best opportunities for EE majors if you want to work in California.</p>