They’ve only been out of school a month and already 38% of Class of 2018 graduates of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY are working full time in the profession.
“These early employment statistics are a testament to how well our 16-month program, including a required summer internship providing on-the-job experience, prepares our graduates with the values and skills they need to succeed in journalism,” said Andrea Stone, the school’s director of career services.
This marks the highest percentage of December graduates working full time in the industry one month out since the Class of 2014 reached 43% in January 2015.
The Class of 2018 graduates are employed across the country at top media organizations, including NPR, NBC News, Foreign Policy magazine, WNYC, Quartz, CBS Moneywatch, and Bloomberg.
The Newmark J-School tracks alums for the 12 months after they graduate, separating those who are paid to work at least 30 hours a week in journalism, whether they are in staff positions, working as freelancers, fellows, or interns, or are media entrepreneurs. The stats do not include alums who are working part-time as journalists or who have jobs with NGOs, branded content companies, or tech start-ups, for instance.
Our students graduate with on-the-job experience thanks to our required summer internship. The school guarantees that every student will be paid a minimum of $3,000, either by the employer or with a stipend from the J-School. Students often cite the internship as an important factor in helping them later look for a job.
For more information, please contact our Career Services office.
