The career fields that comprise the media communications industry serve as a vehicle to convey messages intended to inform, educate, persuade, or entertain the public. These career fields include:

The development of new technologies has influenced the growth of these career fields by introducing new methods of shaping and disseminating information and thereby creating a number of new occupations and specialty areas. These constantly evolving fields remain competitive and demand that new professionals entering the fields are prepared academically and professionally through coursework and hands-on experience gained through internships or extracurricular activities.

Yale Paul Block Journalism Internships – Summer 2025, DEADLINE 3/1!

Applications remain open for the Yale Paul Block Journalism Summer Internship Program. This long-standing, well-respected internship program funds Yale undergraduates for intense, 10-week summer reporting experiences at partner papers, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Toledo Blade, the Sacramento Bee and …

By Derek I. Webster
Derek I. Webster Director of Common Good & Creative Careers
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Yale Arts Apprenticeships – upcoming deadlines

The Yale Arts Apprenticeship Program is an initiative that connects Yale undergraduates, particularly those on financial aid, with professional arts practitioners of any discipline. Check out the updated information website to explore more details, including model positions available for applications, …

By Lori Ferrara
Lori Ferrara Senior Administrative Assistant
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The Yale Review: Editorial Intern – Yale Arts Apprenticeship

Location: New Haven, CT
Deadline: February 28, 2025

Position Description:
The Yale Review is a celebrated literary and cultural magazine at Yale University. Over more than two centuries, The Yale Review has published Virginia Woolf, W. E. B. Du Bois, Rita Dove, …

By Lori Ferrara
Lori Ferrara Senior Administrative Assistant
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Search continually updated U.S. market trends to learn about job types (job functions), growth trends, and desired skills. The results will include general information about each job (functional area), employment trends from the past two years and projections for the next 10 years, employers that have that role, desired education level, skills for the position, and more!

TWO WAYS TO SEARCH:

  1. Find Career Data by Selecting Keywords: Enter keywords of various job titles and choose a state or search nationwide to learn more about that job.
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First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

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YC Career Outcomes

The Office of Career Strategy collects information about Yale College graduates. This tool allows users to search outcomes by year and major. Please visit Statistics & Reports for more information on our data collection.

  • First Destination summaries are based on the Knowledge Rate of graduate outcomes six months after graduation according to National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) guidelines.
  • Knowledge Rate, defined by NACE, includes direct survey responses and basic employment or graduate school information confirmed through LinkedIn. Yale’s information below on Starting Salary and Time of Year Offer Received is based only on direct survey responses.

Helpful Tips for the Interactive Tool:

  • There is no Enter or Submit Button, results will appear automatically
  • The default is ‘All Years’ or ‘All Majors.’ Choose specific years or majors for more granular results. Uncheck the selected major(s) to reset your search.
  • The tool returns results with at least five responses. For small majors, choose ‘All Years’ to show results
  • To ensure confidentiality, results are reported in the aggregate
  • If you require additional information contact the Office of Career Strategy

Most Recent Class Overview: Class of 2024

Knowledge Rate Employed or in Graduate School Mean Starting Salary Top Five Industries
91.4% of those graduating between July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024.

  • Survey Responses: 1,227 (80.6%)
  • Confirmed through LinkedIn: 299 (19.4%)
93.5% employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation $90,097 among graduates employed full-time in the United States Financial Services, Education, Technology, Consulting, and Healthcare

 

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  • Starting Salary
  • Time of Year Offer Received
  • Internships, Research, and Study Abroad Experiences
  • First Destination Locations
  • Top Universities
  • Advanced Degrees Pursued

First Destination

First Destination refers to the postgraduate plans of Yale College graduates six months after graduation. The pursuits of Yale graduates include employment, graduate school, independent research, military service, and more.

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