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Communications & media at University of Alabama

University of Alabama graduates about 640 communications & media majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 74th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#74 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year64010% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school
SAT middle 50%1130–1410whole school

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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 74 · Dorm 66 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 6 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Mississippi 82
  2. University of California San Diego 82
  3. Hofstra University 82
  4. Furman University 82
  5. Brigham Young University 81
  6. DePauw University 81
  7. Davidson College 81
  8. University of Arizona 80

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Alabama 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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