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Communications & media at Howard

Howard graduates about 217 communications & media majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 43rd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.08× 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.

86/100Standout#43 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year21717% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate41%whole school
SAT middle 50%1050–1290whole school

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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Student housing 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2 · Dorm 2.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Delaware 87
  2. George Washington University 87
  3. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 87
  4. University of Missouri 86
  5. University of San Diego 86
  6. Fairfield University 86
  7. University at Buffalo–SUNY 85
  8. University of Kansas 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Howard 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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