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Communications & media at SMU

SMU graduates about 185 communications & media majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, 1.41× what the same major pays nationally.

92/100Standout#11 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year18510% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.41× the same major nationally
Admit rate48%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1510whole school

Around SMU

The Crain Family Centennial Promenade on the campus of Southern Methodist Univer
Southern Methodist University July 2016 058 (Crain Family Centennial Promenade)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Crain Family Centennial Promenade on the campus of Southern Methodist Univer
Southern Methodist University July 2016 057 (Crain Family Centennial Promenade)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Boaz Commons on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park,
Southern Methodist University July 2016 117 (Boaz Commons)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Boaz Commons on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park,
Southern Methodist University July 2016 116 (Boaz Commons)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 38 · Academic 26 · Dining 10 · Chapel 4 · Athletics 4 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Villanova University 93
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 92
  3. University of Miami 92
  4. Chapman University 92
  5. Boston College 92
  6. Santa Clara University 91
  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 90
  8. Fordham University 90

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SMU 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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