Communications & media at Pitt
Pitt graduates about 40 communications & media majors a year. That puts it 78th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.23× what the same major pays nationally.
Around Pitt
Where communications & media happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 9 · Chapel 9 · Fraternity or sorority house 4.
Nearby in the communications & media ranking
Other strong majors at Pitt
- Health & pre-med fields 90 · #6
- Biology 89 · #22
- Psychology 88 · #17
- English & writing 87 · #39
- Chemistry & biochem 85 · #43
- History 84 · #52
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Pitt 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.