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Communications & media at UNC

UNC graduates about 522 communications & media majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.25× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#3 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year52211% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.25× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

Around UNC

Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source
Craige North Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Craige North Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Curtis Media Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Southern California 96
  2. The University of Texas–Austin 95
  3. Boston University 95
  4. Syracuse University 95
  5. American University 94
  6. Tulane University of Louisiana 94
  7. Wake Forest University 94
  8. Villanova University 93

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC 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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