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Communications & media at University of Kansas

University of Kansas graduates about 293 communications & media majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 47th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#47 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year2937% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1340whole school

Around University of Kansas

Croweburg, KS Community Hall c. 1930
Croweburg, KS Community HallPhoto: Howell · Public domain · source
“Microfiche in use” card for refiling microfiche in Anschutz Library at the Univ
“Microfiche in use” card for refiling microfiche in Anschutz Library at the UnivPhoto: Catboy69 · CC0 · source
Microfilm archives of the LJ World in the Anschutz Library at the University of
Lawrence Journal-World MicrofilmPhoto: Catboy69 · CC0 · source
Wescoe Hall and University of Kansas
Wescoe HallPhoto: Jack Nealy from United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 31 · Athletics 18 · Student housing 16 · Arts 6 · Dining 6.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Howard University 86
  2. University of San Diego 86
  3. Fairfield University 86
  4. University at Buffalo–SUNY 85
  5. Baylor University 85
  6. Marquette University 85
  7. University of Denver 85
  8. Georgia Institute of Technology 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kansas 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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