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Communications & media at University of Nevada–Reno

University of Nevada–Reno graduates about 138 communications & media majors a year, 4% 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 $60,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.

69/100Strong#170 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year1384% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$836Ka year, NSF
Admit rate83%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1270whole school

Around University of Nevada–Reno

The UNR QSU Day of Silence 5k walk/run on April 15, 2011. Proceeds were to be us
Silence QSU 2011 900x600 23 (5622745469)Photo: Wheeler Cowperthwaite from Espanola, New Mexico, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Campus of the University of Nevada, Reno
Knowledge Center Panorama 4Photo: Wheeler Cowperthwaite · CC BY 2.0 · source
The University of Nevada, Reno (usually referred to as the University of Nevada
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada (3161659371)Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
The University of Nevada, Reno (usually referred to as the University of Nevada
National Judicial College, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada (3162493530)Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Reynolds School of Journalism.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 125 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 9 · Chapel 5 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Stonehill College 70
  2. Texas Tech University 69
  3. Rowan University 69
  4. University of Colorado Denver 69
  5. Christopher Newport University 69
  6. California Lutheran University 69
  7. Savannah College of Art and Design 68
  8. DePaul University 68

Other strong majors at University of Nevada–Reno

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Nevada–Reno 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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