Rising in the Ranks

USA Today and College Factual, a group of data analysts who create college rankings, published a top 10 list of journalism undergraduate programs April 26 with The University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism ranked second in the nation.

The School of Journalism was previously ranked third in last year’s USA Today rankings.

Topping the list was Emerson College at no. 1. Other programs rounding out the top 10 after UT Austin include Northwestern University, University of Southern California, Boston University, New York University, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Maryland, Syracuse University, and Washington and Lee University.

The publication noted that the program has experienced professionals as faculty and has graduated numerous Pulitzer Prize winners. For more on the rankings, visit USA Today.