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Communications & media at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 748 communications & media majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 20th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#20 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year7487% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole school

Around Penn State

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Hetzel Union Building-Robeson Center at Penn State University
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A view of part of the Penn State University's University Park campus, seen from
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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Telecommunications Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 279 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 13 · Arts 13 · Dining 8.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 90
  2. Fordham University 90
  3. Northeastern University 90
  4. Michigan State University 89
  5. University of Florida 89
  6. University of Georgia 89
  7. University of Connecticut 89
  8. Loyola Marymount University 89

Other strong majors at Penn State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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