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Communications & media at Longwood

Longwood graduates about 52 communications & media majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 346th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×).

Graduates a year526% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0000.95× the same major nationally
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1210whole school

Around Longwood

Nitrification media.
Nitrification media 53Photo: Narek75 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Longwood University head basketball coach Griff Aldrich, coaching at Willett Hal
Griff Aldrich 2023Photo: Puritan Nerd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Longwood University head men's basketball coach Ronnie Thomas in 2025.
Ronnie Thomas (basketball)Photo: Puritan Nerd · CC BY 4.0 · source
The Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia, under construction in 2022.
Joan Perry Brock Center, Longwood University, construction in 2022Photo: Puritan Nerd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Communication Studies and Theatre.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 14 · Academic 11 · Chapel 2 · Arts 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Northern Illinois University 52
  2. Bradley University 52
  3. CUNY Queens College 52
  4. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 52
  5. Cedarville University 52
  6. Niagara University 52
  7. University of Montevallo 52
  8. Norwich University 52

Other strong majors at Longwood

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Longwood 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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