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Communications & media at Ohio State

Ohio State graduates about 537 communications & media majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 58th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

83/100Standout#58 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year5375% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$61,0001.08× the same major nationally
Admit rate51%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Journalism Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Athletics 21 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 6 · Library 5 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Indiana University–Bloomington 84
  2. University of Utah 84
  3. University of California, Los Angeles 84
  4. Brown University 84
  5. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 83
  6. Elon University 83
  7. University of California, Davis 83
  8. University of Iowa 83

Other strong majors at Ohio State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio 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.

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