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Communications & media at University of Arizona

University of Arizona graduates about 321 communications & media majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 78th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.23× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#78 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year3214% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.23× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1370whole school

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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Communication.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 145 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 5 · Chapel 3.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. The University of Alabama 81
  2. Brigham Young University 81
  3. DePauw University 81
  4. Davidson College 81
  5. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 80
  6. Purdue University–Main Campus 80
  7. Drake University 80
  8. Loyola University Maryland 80

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Arizona 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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