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Communications & media at Maryland

Maryland graduates about 356 communications & media majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 67th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, 1.29× what the same major pays nationally.

82/100Standout#67 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year3564% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$72,0001.29× the same major nationally
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1360–1520whole school

Around Maryland

Two of the four murals commissioned by Broadcasting magazine in 1945 dominate th
Murals(6)Photo: Jim Baxter · CC BY 3.0 · source
Laundry Day performing "FRIENDS" during a concert in August 2024
Laundry Day band in August 2024Photo: Leafy46 · CC0 · source
Photo of the Nyumburu Cultural Center
Nyumburu Cultural CenterPhoto: BethGuay · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Purple Line construction
Purple Line construction on UMD campusPhoto: CarmenEsparzaAmoux · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dining 11 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Pomona College 83
  2. Scripps College 83
  3. Washington State University 82
  4. Texas A&M University 82
  5. University of Mississippi 82
  6. University of California San Diego 82
  7. Hofstra University 82
  8. Furman University 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Maryland 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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