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Communications & media at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz graduates about 60 communications & media majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it tied for 259th of 585 schools we rank for communications & media, a solid program at 5.7 out of 10. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

5.7/10SolidT-259 of 585 for communications & media →
Graduates a year601% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$109Ka year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school

Around University of California, Santa Cruz

Midnight Entoloma (Entoloma medianox)
Entoloma medianox 348004804Photo: Reagan Peschke · CC BY 4.0 · source
The Main Stage of UCSC's Theatre Arts Center.
UCSC Main StagePhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Clark Kerr Hall is the administrative center of UCSC.
UCSC Clark Kerr HallPhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An open plaza at Science Hill, located between Thimann Labs (left) and Thimann L
UCSC Science Hill 2017-05-05Photo: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: 3D-Intermedia Studio, Senior Gallery/Drawing Studio/ 2D Inermedia Studio, Communications Trailer 3, Communications, Media Theater.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Student housing 91 · Dorm 46 · Arts 15 · Library 6 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Idaho 5.7
  2. Hope College 5.7
  3. Emmanuel College 5.7
  4. University of Missouri–Kansas City 5.7
  5. Indiana Wesleyan University 5.7
  6. Grand Valley State University 5.7
  7. Otterbein University 5.7
  8. Murray State University 5.7

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How the score works

The score is out of 10 and compares University of California, Santa Cruz with every school we rank in communications & media. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), the number of graduates in the major (25%, capped), courses the department lists, where counted (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and research spending in the field (5%). Pay is compared after a half adjustment for state price levels (BEA), since many graduates move. A program needs at least 15 graduates a year (or 8, with research spending in the field in the top quarter) and data about the program itself (its own graduates' pay, its course catalog or research in the field) to be ranked; school-wide numbers alone never rank a program. Missing inputs drop out and the rest are reweighted. Scores run 0–10 against the other ranked schools: 8.0+ is a standout program, 6.5+ strong, 4.5+ solid. Schools with the same score share a rank. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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