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Communications & media at Boston College

Boston College graduates about 153 communications & media majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $84,000 four years out, 1.48× what the same major pays nationally.

92/100Standout#11 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year1537% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$84,0001.48× the same major nationally
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1435–1540whole school

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison 92
  2. University of Miami 92
  3. Chapman University 92
  4. Southern Methodist University 92
  5. Santa Clara University 91
  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 90
  7. Fordham University 90
  8. Northeastern University 90

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston College with every school we score in communications & media. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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