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Hattiesburg, MS · Communications & media

Communications & media at Southern Miss

Southern Miss graduates about 66 communications & media majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 425th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $43,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.77×).

46/100Solid#425 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year663% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,0000.77× the same major nationally
Research in the field$264Ka year, NSF
Admit rate99%whole school

Around Southern Miss

Cook Library
Cook Library - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Owings-Mcquagge Hall
Owings-Mcquagge Hall - panoramioPhoto: Aaron Manning · CC BY 3.0 · source
Bennett Auditorium on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Ha
USM Bennett AuditoriumPhoto: Dudemanfellabra · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
USM Campus, Hattiesburg
Student Union - The Hub (3298934722)Photo: hattiesburgmemory · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 49 · Dorm 9 · Chapel 7 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of West Florida 46
  2. Clark Atlanta University 46
  3. New Mexico State University 46
  4. University of Toledo 46
  5. Minnesota State University Moorhead 46
  6. Farmingdale State College 46
  7. Winona State University 46
  8. Flagler College 46

Other strong majors at Southern Miss

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Miss 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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