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Communications & media at University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver graduates about 161 communications & media majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 170th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 69 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally.

69/100Strong#170 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year1616% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$152Ka year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1260whole school

Around University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police car
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police carPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. mail chute on an upper floor of the Fitzsimons Army Hospital. This chute wo
Capitol Mail ChutePhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A photo taken from the seventh floor of the Fitzsimons building in 2021, facing
View from Fitzsimons Building Seventh FloorPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An outside photo from 2023 of the Fitzsimons Building showing the State Anatomic
Fitzsimons Building SW Corner Donor GardenPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Offices 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Wyoming 70
  2. Stonehill College 70
  3. Texas Tech University 69
  4. Rowan University 69
  5. University of Nevada–Reno 69
  6. Christopher Newport University 69
  7. California Lutheran University 69
  8. Savannah College of Art and Design 68

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How the score works

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