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Communications & media at Gustavus Adolphus College

Gustavus Adolphus College graduates about 32 communications & media majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 151st of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.23× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year325% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.23× the same major nationally
Admit rate61%whole school

Around Gustavus Adolphus College

A sign reads "Gusties ROAR - Respect Others, Act Responsibility" on the campus o
Gusties ROAR - Gustavus Adolphus College - St. Peter Minnesota (52472538355)Photo: Tony Webster · CC BY 2.0 · source
Gwen Westerman at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota, United States
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On March 29, 1998, a tornado outbreak struck the area around St. Peter, Minnesot
Tornado damage to Gustavus Adolphus Old Main - April 1998Photo: August Schwerdfeger · CC BY 4.0 · source
Snow-covered campus at Gustavus Adolphus College, in Saint Peter, Minnesota, in
Gustavus Adolphus College in Winter, St. Peter, Minnesota (26819602508)Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 7 · Academic 4 · Athletics 1 · Offices 1 · Arts 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Drexel University 71
  2. Hope College 71
  3. University of St. Thomas (MN) 71
  4. Berry College 71
  5. Bryant University 71
  6. San Diego State University 70
  7. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 70
  8. West Virginia University 70

Other strong majors at Gustavus Adolphus College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Gustavus Adolphus College 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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