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Communications & media at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech graduates about 65 communications & media majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 47th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $100,000 four years out, 1.98× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year652% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$100,0001.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1550whole school

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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 43 · Academic 29 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Offices 6 · Chapel 5.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Kansas 85
  2. Baylor University 85
  3. Marquette University 85
  4. University of Denver 85
  5. University of Oregon 84
  6. Indiana University–Bloomington 84
  7. University of Utah 84
  8. University of California, Los Angeles 84

Other strong majors at Georgia Tech

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia Tech 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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