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Communications & media at Sam Houston

Sam Houston graduates about 268 communications & media majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 465th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a light program at 42 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×).

42/100Light#465 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year2687% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.91× the same major nationally
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%960–1140whole school

Around Sam Houston

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on the campus of Sam Houston State University, Hunts
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Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. Home of the Sam Houston State Bearkats foot
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Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hunt
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The Peabody Library Building on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hu
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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mass Communications (51).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 50 · Dorm 23 · Athletics 10 · Arts 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Ashland University 43
  2. Rhode Island College 43
  3. Alabama A&M University 43
  4. Champlain College 43
  5. California State Polytechnic University–Pomona 42
  6. University of Texas at El Paso 42
  7. Stockton University 42
  8. University of Akron 42

Other strong majors at Sam Houston

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Sam Houston 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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