Communications & media at SCAD
SCAD graduates about 911 communications & media majors a year, 36% of its graduating class. That puts it 176th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally.
Around SCAD




Where communications & media happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 7.
Nearby in the communications & media ranking
Other strong majors at SCAD
- Art, music & theater 55 · #382
- Engineering (all) 51 · #247
- Architecture 50 · #109
- English & writing 41 · #463
- Business & finance 38 · #506
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares SCAD 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.