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Communications & media at Fordham

Fordham graduates about 246 communications & media majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, 1.49× what the same major pays nationally.

90/100Standout#17 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year24611% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$80,0001.49× the same major nationally
Research in the field$789Ka year, NSF
Admit rate59%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1480whole school

Around Fordham

Fordham Manor, Bronx, NY, USA
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Hughes Hall, Fordham University
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A postcard of Keating Hall from the twentieth century.
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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 45 · Chapel 2 · Dining 1 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Southern Methodist University 92
  2. Boston College 92
  3. Santa Clara University 91
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 90
  5. Northeastern University 90
  6. Michigan State University 89
  7. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 89
  8. University of Florida 89

Other strong majors at Fordham

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Fordham 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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