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Communications & media at Marquette

Marquette graduates about 149 communications & media majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 47th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#47 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year1498% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1170–1360whole school

Around Marquette

Marquette, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA
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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 43 · Dorm 7 · Arts 7 · Dining 5 · Student housing 5 · Athletics 4.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Fairfield University 86
  2. University at Buffalo–SUNY 85
  3. University of Kansas 85
  4. Baylor University 85
  5. University of Denver 85
  6. Georgia Institute of Technology 85
  7. University of Oregon 84
  8. Indiana University–Bloomington 84

Other strong majors at Marquette

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Marquette 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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