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Communications & media at University of Oregon

University of Oregon graduates about 575 communications & media majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 53rd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.12× 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.

Graduates a year57514% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1370whole school

Around University of Oregon

Day 10 at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
Day 10 at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) 17Photo: Habst · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Full and half marathon racers in the B corral (where the slow people start?)
Pre-race Fashions - Starting Line - 2011 Eugene Marathon - 5685316155Photo: ex_magician · CC BY 2.0 · source
Erb Memorial Union at night
EMU at NightPhoto: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Johnson Hall at night
Johnson Hall at NightPhoto: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 98 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 9 · Arts 5 · Student housing 5 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Baylor University 85
  2. Marquette University 85
  3. University of Denver 85
  4. Georgia Institute of Technology 85
  5. Indiana University–Bloomington 84
  6. University of Utah 84
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 84
  8. Brown University 84

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Oregon 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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