What Can I Do With a Major In Consumer Journalism ?
UGA Specific Information for Consumer Journalism
The Consumer Journalism major at the University of Georgia is a high-demand major that provides the opportunity to combine interests in family and consumer sciences with advertising, public relations, journalism, entertainment & media studies, and new media. Students have flexibility to take courses in both the College of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Graduates pursue a variety of careers in media, publishing, and non-profit agencies.
Class of 2019 Career Outcomes for Consumer Journalism *
** Includes Self-Employed
Campus Resources
- Connect with Marla Ebert, your Career Consultant - click her to find information on how to schedule an appointment and drop-in hours
- Consumer Journalism Academic Advisor - Ahmaud Templeton
- UGA FHCE Department - Consumer Journalism
CAMPUS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
- Student Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
- To find additional clubs and organizations, go to the Involvement Network
Additional UGA Career Center Recommendations/Considerations
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Additional Career Research Resources
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- Interstride- View jobs/internship in other countries and country career guides
Employment Websites
GENERAL
- Handshake - UGA's platform for job/internship postings (Login with your UGA MyID and password)
- LinkedIn - Network with professionals and view job openings
- Interstride - Job/internship openings in countries abroad as well as country career guides providing information about finding employment in other countries.
- Specialized - Check out Idealist for jobs in the Nonprofit sector and USAJobs for opportunities in the federal government.
Professional Associations/Resources
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS - Society of Professional Journalists • American Advertising Federation • American Marketing Association • Public Relations Society of America • Entertainment Professional Associations • The Association of Magazine Media
COMPANY & SALARY RESEARCH - Career Bliss • GlassDoor • Salary.com
LINKEDIN - Join LinkedIn groups that are relevant to your career interests. To search, select "groups" & type in your keywords. Review the groups that professionals in your field of interest have joined & consider joining those as well. To login, visit the LinkedIn main page.
The information below represents employers and position titles from the Class of 2019 Career Outcomes Survey. To view historical Career Outcomes for this major, click here and select "Historical Data" from the navigation menu.
Employer | Position Title(s) |
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Abound Wealth | Financial Associate | Action Integrated Marketing | Account Coordinator | AmeriCorps | Georgia College Advising Corps Advisor | Antonline.com | Marketing Specialist | Axis Group | Associate Solutions Consultant | Baptist Collegiate Ministry | Administrative Assistant | Cox Automotive | Digital Strategist | Cru | Student Ministry Intern | ExecuSource | Recruiter | Fiserv | Consumer Marketing Specialist | Hollywood Feed | Sales Associate | Insight Global | Recruiter | MP&F Strategic Communications | Intern | Oracle | Business Development Consultant | Preferred Apartment Communities | Marketing/Brand Coordinator | Simply Organic Beauty | Marketing Coordinator | Spark Foundry | Associate, Local Investment | The Home Depot | Brand Advocate Analyst | The Red & Black Publishing Co. | Digital Managing Editor | The Southern Coterie | Membership Coordinator and Digital Events Assistant | The Walt Disney Company | DCP Intern | U.S. News & World Report | Social Media Intern |
GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY UGA Consumer Journalism - Bachelor's Degree MAJORS FOR THE CLASS OF 2019**
Graduate School | Program(s) |
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The University of Oklahoma | Industrial & Systems Engineering, Degree Not Specified |