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Communications & media at Towson

Towson graduates about 360 communications & media majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 291st of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 57 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $47,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×).

Graduates a year3608% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$434Ka year, NSF
Admit rate79%whole school
SAT middle 50%1010–1230whole school

Around Towson

View of Johnny Unitas Stadium before a football game versus New Hampshire on Oct
JohnnyUnitasStadium2013Photo: Anc516 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
New Daktronics video scoreboard at Johnny Unitas Stadium
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Doc the Tiger at a Towson Tigers men's basketball game versus the James Madison
DocTiger2014Photo: Anc516 · CC BY 3.0 · source
Interior of Towson Center, taken prior to a basketball game on December 3rd, 201
Towson CenterPhoto: Fuzzy510 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Media Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Dorm 19 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Randolph-Macon College 58
  2. Bennington College 58
  3. California State University–Fullerton 57
  4. San Jose State University 57
  5. Illinois State University 57
  6. Mississippi State University 57
  7. Delaware State University 57
  8. Baldwin Wallace University 57

Other strong majors at Towson

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Towson 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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