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Communications & media at NC Central

NC Central graduates about 52 communications & media majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 452nd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a light program at 44 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $43,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.77×).

44/100Light#452 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year525% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,0000.77× the same major nationally
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%810–1130whole school

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2008 Gillig Low Floor [806] operating on GoDurham's 8 route
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The entrance of New Residence Hall I at North Carolina Central University in Dur
2008-07-25 NCCU New Residence Hall I entrancePhoto: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A parabolic antenna at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Caroli
2008-07-25 Satellite dish at NCCUPhoto: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A Chevrolet Impala serving as an NCCU campus police cruiser in Durham, North Car
2008-07-25 NCCU Chevy Impala police carPhoto: Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Farrison-Newton Communications Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 11 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 5 · Arts 3 · Offices 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. New York Institute of Technology 45
  2. Robert Morris University 45
  3. Florida Gulf Coast University 44
  4. Ferris State University 44
  5. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 44
  6. Maryville University of Saint Louis 44
  7. St. Joseph's University–New York 44
  8. Ripon College 44

Other strong majors at NC Central

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NC Central 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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