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Communications & media at UC Davis

UC Davis graduates about 288 communications & media majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 58th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.29× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year2883% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.29× the same major nationally
Research in the field$411Ka year, NSF
Admit rate44%whole school

Around UC Davis

UC Davis Health Stadium, home of the UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Health Stadium aerial view 2024Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
UCD Health Stadium front gate (Gate 1) with tule fog in December 2025
UCDHS Tule FogPhoto: Wasian127 · CC BY 4.0 · source
UC Davis vs Montana State during a home game in the 2024 Season
AgStadium vs Montana State '24Photo: Wasian127 · CC BY 4.0 · source
UC Davis Health Stadium, home of the UC Davis Aggies football
UC Davis Health Stadium view from above 2024Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Telecommunications Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 204 · Student housing 77 · Dorm 48 · Athletics 12 · Arts 6 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Brown University 84
  2. The Ohio State University 83
  3. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 83
  4. Elon University 83
  5. University of Iowa 83
  6. University of San Francisco 83
  7. Trinity University 83
  8. Pomona College 83

Other strong majors at UC Davis

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Davis 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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