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Communications & media at University of Maryland Baltimore County

University of Maryland Baltimore County graduates about 61 communications & media majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 131st of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

74/100Strong#131 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year612% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$61,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$437Ka year, NSF
Admit rate72%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole school

Around University of Maryland Baltimore County

Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 April 5.
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, Photo: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source
Photograph by Eli Pousson, 2017 February 14.
Walter Sondheim, Jr. Sculpture (2005; Antonio Tobias Mendez, sculptor), UniversiPhoto: Baltimore Heritage from Baltimore, MD, USA · CC0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 24 · Academic 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 2 · Library 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Saint Louis University 75
  2. Saint Mary's College 75
  3. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 74
  4. Quinnipiac University 74
  5. University of the Pacific 74
  6. John Carroll University 74
  7. Clemson University 74
  8. Fashion Institute of Technology 73

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Maryland Baltimore County 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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