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Communications & media at Hampton

Hampton graduates about 33 communications & media majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 238th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year335% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.10× the same major nationally
Admit rate74%whole school
SAT middle 50%840–1220whole school

Around Hampton

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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY The Armstrong-Slater BuildingPhoto: Douglas W. Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY Hampton University Museum, formerly the Collis P. Huntington Photo: Douglas W. Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 16 · Student housing 12 · Athletics 5 · Dining 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Rutgers University–Newark 62
  2. McDaniel College 62
  3. SUNY Fredonia 61
  4. University of Mary Washington 61
  5. San Francisco State University 60
  6. University of Hawaii at Manoa 60
  7. Ramapo College of New Jersey 60
  8. University of Massachusetts–Boston 60

Other strong majors at Hampton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Hampton 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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