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Communications & media at Portland State University

Portland State University graduates about 92 communications & media majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 372nd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

50/100Solid#372 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year922% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.05× the same major nationally
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1290whole school

Around Portland State University

Details of Branford Price Millar Library at Portland State University
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Peter Stott Center at Portland State University
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Shattuck Hall at Portland State University
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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 28 · Dorm 12 · Athletics 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Nazareth University 51
  2. Texas State University 50
  3. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 50
  4. SUNY Buffalo State University 50
  5. Central Connecticut State University 50
  6. California State University–Channel Islands 50
  7. University of Missouri–St. Louis 50
  8. University of Michigan–Dearborn 50

Other strong majors at Portland State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Portland State University 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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