Communications & media at NC State
NC State graduates about 197 communications & media majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 113th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally.
Around NC State
Where communications & media happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Butler Communications Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 5 · Library 4 · Dining 2.
Nearby in the communications & media ranking
Other strong majors at NC State
- Environmental science 87 · #32
- Engineering (all) 86 · #52
- Languages 84 · #74
- Math & statistics 82 · #76
- Education 82 · #21
- Computer science 81 · #75
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NC State 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.