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Communications & media at Merrimack

Merrimack graduates about 67 communications & media majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 151st of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year677% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.14× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school

Around Merrimack

Merrimack mascot Mack the Warrior. Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Merrimack
Mack the WarriorPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Merrimack's Logan Wylie with the ball. Central Connecticut Blue Devils at Merrim
Merrimack's Logan Wylie with the ballPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A night game at Duane Stadium at Merrimack College. Central Connecticut Blue Dev
A night game at Duane Stadium at Merrimack CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Merrimack Marching Band warms up before a football game
The Merrimack Marching Band warms up before a football gamePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 36 · Chapel 6 · Arts 5 · Athletics 3 · Dorm 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. James Madison University 71
  2. Iowa State University of Science and Technology 71
  3. High Point University 71
  4. Suffolk University 71
  5. Drexel University 71
  6. Hope College 71
  7. University of St. Thomas (MN) 71
  8. Berry College 71

Other strong majors at Merrimack

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Merrimack 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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