Journalism Awards and Accolades

• MSU School of Journalism has been continuously accredited since 1949.
• 90 percent of employers rate our alumni as exceptional hires.
• About 92 percent of new graduates land career-related jobs.
• In the past five years, faculty-student research collaborations have resulted in nearly 300 professional publications, about 25 scholarly books and text, and 80 awards. 
• The School of Journalism is home to the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism and Great Lakes Echo, an award-winning nonprofit news service.
• About 70 undergraduate and graduate students annually win national, regional and state awards for research, professional work and scholarship. 
• Journalism remains the 15th top major for incoming students at MSU.
• The School of Journalism is home to a state-of-the-art Newsroom and Immersive Media Studio.
• The School of Journalism's Crain MSU Detroit High School Journalism program received a 2017 Innovations in Community Impact Award from MiCC.
• The School of Journalism is home to Capital News Service, a wire service for the Greater Lansing area. 
• The School of Journalism is home to the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association, a nonprofit committed to promoting and recognizing excellence in scholastic journalism at all levels.
• Faculty and student research is supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institute on Health, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Robert McCormick Foundation and the Knight Foundation. 
• The School of Journalism was the first Journalism program in the world to offer a minor in animation and comics.