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Communications & media at Buffalo State

Buffalo State graduates about 94 communications & media majors a year, 7% 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 $48,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×).

50/100Solid#372 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year947% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0000.95× the same major nationally
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%940–1178whole school

Around Buffalo State

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20190611 - 25 - Buffalo State College (Bulger Communication Center) (cropped)Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State College, viewed from the south end of the
20190611 - 27 - Buffalo State College (Butler Library)Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Buffalo State Colelge from drone. Taken under FAA Part 107
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Grover Cleveland Hall at Buffalo State College, viewed from the south.
20190611 - 23 - Buffalo State College (Cleveland Hall)Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bulger Communication Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 24 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 2 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

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

Other strong majors at Buffalo State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Buffalo State 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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