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.
Around Georgia Tech




Where communications & media happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 43 · Academic 29 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Offices 6 · Chapel 5.
Nearby in the communications & media ranking
Other strong majors at Georgia Tech
- Computer science 95 · #15
- Engineering (all) 93 · #14
- Mechanical engineering 92 · #4
- Math & statistics 89 · #38
- Chemistry & biochem 87 · #37
- Physics & astronomy 87 · #38
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.