Degree earned: Bachelor’s in journalism
Alma mater: University of Maryland
U.S. News rank: 59 (tie), National Universities
Connie Chung, the first woman to co-anchor “CBS Evening News” and the first person of Asian descent to anchor a newscast for a major American network, joined CBS in 1989 after starring at NBC. She won her first Emmy Award in that year and added two more the following year. Chung left CBS in 1995 but remained popular, working on various ABC programs including “Good Morning America” and anchoring “Connie Chung Tonight” for CNN in 2002 and 2003.