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Communications & media at Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University graduates about 656 communications & media majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 170th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 69 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

69/100Strong#170 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year65610% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1280whole school

Around Texas Tech University

The Student Media Building at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, United St
StudentMedia KTXTPhoto: Voltin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Ventral view of a dead adult Helochares maculicollis collected at Tyson Research
Helochares maculicollis 2Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A view of Texas Tech University and downtown Lubbock, Texas viewed from the TTU
Lubbock from westPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Winter in Lubbock, Texas. The view is looking east towards downtown Lubbock from
Lubbock in winterPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: College of Media and Communication.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5 · Library 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Sacred Heart University 70
  2. University of North Dakota 70
  3. University of Wyoming 70
  4. Stonehill College 70
  5. Rowan University 69
  6. University of Colorado Denver 69
  7. University of Nevada–Reno 69
  8. Christopher Newport University 69

Other strong majors at Texas Tech University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Texas Tech University 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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