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Communications & media at UMSL

UMSL graduates about 48 communications & media majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 372nd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×).

Graduates a year483% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0000.85× the same major nationally
Admit rate51%whole school
SAT middle 50%1040–1210whole school

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Wilson Price Hunt House
Wilson Price Hunt HousePhoto: Chuck Morris · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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Natural Bridge Crosswalk
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St. Louis County Library - Natural Bridge Branch (28690271812)Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 70 · Student housing 9 · Athletics 4 · Arts 4 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. SUNY Buffalo State University 50
  2. Portland State University 50
  3. Central Connecticut State University 50
  4. California State University–Channel Islands 50
  5. University of Michigan–Dearborn 50
  6. Regis University 50
  7. Truman State University 50
  8. University of Nebraska at Kearney 50

Other strong majors at UMSL

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMSL 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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