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Communications & media at UL Lafayette

UL Lafayette graduates about 47 communications & media majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 397th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.80×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year472% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.80× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school

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2022 National Junior Classical League Convention, University of Louisian Lafayet
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Picnic table at Cypress Lake edge
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Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 4 · Student housing 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Bridgewater State University 48
  2. Point Park University 48
  3. Norfolk State University 48
  4. University of South Alabama 48
  5. University of Hawaii at Hilo 48
  6. University of Wisconsin–Stout 48
  7. Westfield State University 48
  8. Anderson University (South Carolina) 48

Other strong majors at UL Lafayette

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UL Lafayette 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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