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Communications & media at UConn

UConn graduates about 348 communications & media majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 20th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally.

89/100Standout#20 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year3487% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$502Ka year, NSF
Admit rate54%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1440whole school

Around UConn

The UConn men's basketball team in a game against Houston at Gampel Pavilion in
UConn Houston Gampel Pavilion Feb 28, 2016Photo: KyleConstable · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Sunset over North Garage. University of Connecticut. Storrs, CT USA
Sunset over North Garage at UConn StorrsPhoto: Paul Danese · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Thursday, January 9, 2014 -- Governor Dannel P. Malloy gave the keynote address
State Police Graduation Ceremony (11856620923)Photo: Dannel Malloy · CC BY 2.0 · source
Mae Flexer speaking at a UConn event in 2023
Mae Flexer UConnPhoto: RockinJack18 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: David C. Phillips Communication Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 64 · Academic 60 · Student housing 19 · Athletics 11 · Arts 9 · Chapel 8.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Michigan State University 89
  2. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 89
  3. University of Florida 89
  4. University of Georgia 89
  5. Loyola Marymount University 89
  6. Pepperdine University 89
  7. University of Pennsylvania 89
  8. Denison University 89

Other strong majors at UConn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UConn 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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