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Communications & media at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 177 communications & media majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, 1.40× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#17 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year1774% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$79,0001.40× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1550whole school

Around Northeastern

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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Sciences and Biomedial Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Boston College 92
  2. Santa Clara University 91
  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 90
  4. Fordham University 90
  5. Michigan State University 89
  6. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 89
  7. University of Florida 89
  8. University of Georgia 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern 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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