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Communications & media at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 265 communications & media majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 34th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, 1.34× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#34 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year2653% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.34× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of California, Santa Barbara 87
  2. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 87
  3. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 87
  4. University of Washington 87
  5. University of Delaware 87
  6. George Washington University 87
  7. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 87
  8. University of Missouri 86

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley 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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