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Communications & media at NIU

NIU graduates about 110 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 $55,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year1104% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$55,0000.97× the same major nationally
Admit rate70%whole school

Around NIU

NIU Anthropology Museum in Cole Hall, November 2013
NIU Anthropology Museum in Cole HallPhoto: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sculpture titled "The Balance of Equality", a 17-foot-tall stone sculpture insta
The Balance of EqualityPhoto: MuZemike · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Davis Hall from Central Quad at Northern Illinois University.
Davis Hall from Central Quad at NIUPhoto: Alexbaumgarner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Castle Dr
Castle DrPhoto: Gnusbiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Broadcast Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Northern Arizona University 52
  2. University of Tampa 52
  3. Central Michigan University 52
  4. Kean University 52
  5. Bradley University 52
  6. CUNY Queens College 52
  7. University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 52
  8. Longwood University 52

Other strong majors at NIU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NIU 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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