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Communications & media at Florida

Florida graduates about 696 communications & media majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 20th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#20 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year6967% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate20%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1490whole school

Around Florida

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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: IFAS Communication Services.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 220 · Dorm 78 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 33 · Dining 14 · Arts 6.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Fordham University 90
  2. Northeastern University 90
  3. Michigan State University 89
  4. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 89
  5. University of Georgia 89
  6. University of Connecticut 89
  7. Loyola Marymount University 89
  8. Pepperdine University 89

Other strong majors at Florida

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida 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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