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Communications & media at Penn

Penn graduates about 62 communications & media majors a year, 2% 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 $114,000 four years out, 2.03× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 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 year622% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$114,0002.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Annenberg School of Communication, Language and Communication Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Georgia 89
  2. University of Connecticut 89
  3. Loyola Marymount University 89
  4. Pepperdine University 89
  5. Denison University 89
  6. New York University 88
  7. Texas Christian University 88
  8. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 88

Other strong majors at Penn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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