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Communications & media at Bowie State

Bowie State graduates about 97 communications & media majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 269th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year9711% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.27× the same major nationally
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%800–1048whole school

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Martin Luther King Jr. Communication Arts Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 2 · Arts 2 · Offices 1 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 60
  2. Hillsdale College 60
  3. Oklahoma State University 59
  4. Oregon State University 59
  5. Xavier University 59
  6. Fairleigh Dickinson University–Florham 59
  7. Indiana Wesleyan University 59
  8. University of Evansville 59

Other strong majors at Bowie State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Bowie State 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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