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Lawrenceville, NJ · Communications & media

Communications & media at Rider

Rider graduates about 31 communications & media majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 301st of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

Graduates a year314% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.01× the same major nationally
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1300whole school

Around Rider

View northwest up the Little Shabakunk Creek above Centennial Lake on the campus
2025-04-20 16 32 09 View northwest up the Little Shabakunk Creek above CentenniaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Gill Memorial Chapel at Rider University
Gill Memorial ChapelPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University House at Rider University
University House at Rider UniversityPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Centennial Lake at Rider University
Centennial Lake at Rider UniversityPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 11 · Fraternity or sorority house 5 · Academic 2 · Library 2 · Athletics 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. SUNY New Paltz 56
  2. CUNY Brooklyn College 56
  3. SUNY Cortland 56
  4. Loyola University New Orleans 56
  5. Whitworth University 56
  6. Pacific Lutheran University 56
  7. Juniata College 56
  8. Alfred University 56

Other strong majors at Rider

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rider 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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