Communications & media at NAU
NAU graduates about 261 communications & media majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 346th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).
Around NAU
Where communications & media happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Communication.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 30 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 3 · Dining 2 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the communications & media ranking
Other strong majors at NAU
- Education 62 · #202
- Health & pre-med fields 60 · #254
- Public policy & social work 60 · #139
- Nursing 58 · #200
- Biology 55 · #333
- Economics 54 · #284
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NAU 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.