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Communications & media at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Boulder graduates about 739 communications & media majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 34th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, 1.16× 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.

87/100Standout#34 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year73911% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$71,0001.16× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1390whole school

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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Student housing 31 · Athletics 31 · Dorm 25 · Arts 8 · Offices 6.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Texas Christian University 88
  2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 88
  3. University of Virginia 88
  4. Cornell University 88
  5. University of California, Santa Barbara 87
  6. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 87
  7. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 87
  8. University of Washington 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Boulder 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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