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Communications & media at Point Park

Point Park graduates about 62 communications & media majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 397th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×).

48/100Solid#397 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year6211% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0000.92× the same major nationally
Admit rate82%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1245whole school

Around Point Park

The Arrott Building, in Pittsburgh, viewed from 3rd and Wood in 1978. Built in 1
Arrott Building in 1978 with streetcar on Wood StPhoto: Steve Morgan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Image of a Nathan's Famous cobranded with an Arthur Treacher's
ArthurTreachersPhoto: Jgera5 (talk) (Uploads) · CC0 · source
United Steelworkers Building (Curtis and Davis, 1961-1964) and PPG Place (Philip
Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, PAPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Buildings at 109-115 Wood Street in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United St
109-115 Wood StreetPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 17 · Arts 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Appalachian State University 48
  2. The University of Texas–Arlington 48
  3. CUNY–Hunter College 48
  4. Bridgewater State University 48
  5. Norfolk State University 48
  6. University of South Alabama 48
  7. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 48
  8. University of Hawaii at Hilo 48

Other strong majors at Point Park

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Point Park 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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