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Communications & media at Georgia

Georgia graduates about 669 communications & media majors a year, 8% 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 $4 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 year6698% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate38%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1420whole school

Around Georgia

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Justin Williams in 2025
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Justin Williams in 2025
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Lipscomb Hall at the University of Georgia
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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Journalism Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 119 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 6 · Dining 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

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

Other strong majors at Georgia

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia 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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