The University of Missouri in Columbia is home to the world's first school of journalism. It opened in 1908 and continues to be a leader in print and broadcast journalism. Since 1936, the school has offered a broadcast curriculum. The National Public Radio affiliate KBIA is used for teaching radio broadcast students. Television broadcast students get to use the commercial NBC affiliate station, KOMU-TV as a learning studio. This is the only television learning lab inside an actual commercial affiliate in the country. The School of Journalism at the University of Missouri offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in the areas of broadcast journalism, including majors in radio and television producing or reporting.
The Newhouse School at New York's Syracuse University is among the most prestigious communications colleges in America. In addition to reputable programs in film, print journalism, advertising and public relations, the Newhouse School offers students the chance to become industry leaders in the broadcast and online journalism field. Students at Syracuse can choose to follow a journalism path to a bachelor's degree in broadcast and digital journalism, or they can choose to follow the television, radio and film program for more behind the scenes careers. In addition to the bachelor's programs, there is a broadcast master's degree and a doctoral program in mass communications and media studies.
The Broadcasting Institute of Maryland is a Baltimore trade school founded in 1969. In less than six months, students can complete the broadcast specific program at BIM. The course includes more than 600 hours of broadcast courses that range from work on the school's Internet radio station, to announcing and voicing commercials. The school offers majors in radio, news, sports and television production.
No broadcasting school has a more recognizable name than the Arizona State Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. When potential employers and colleagues hear the name Cronkite, they immediately recall the iconic CBS broadcaster the school was named for in 1984. The Arizona State campus in Phoenix offers a broadcast journalism program where students learn from top professionals who have made the transition to a faculty role at the Cronkite School. In addition, students work with the Cronkite News Service reporting bureau where they prepare television packages and news copy for stations, newspapers and other outlets around the state under tight deadlines. This four-year program is quickly becoming among the most comprehensive journalism programs available.