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Communications & media at UTEP

UTEP graduates about 153 communications & media majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 465th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a light program at 42 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.78×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

42/100Light#465 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year1534% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0000.78× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate100%whole school
SAT middle 50%870–1090whole school

Around UTEP

Pano with Kidd Field and back of Sun Bowl stadium, at the University of Texas at
Pano with Kidd Field and back of Sun Bowl stadiumPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A portion of the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
UTEP panoPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A view of Centennial Plaza at the University of Texas at El Paso
Centennial Plaza at UTEPPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Human Effigy and Pottery at Casa Grandes Exhibit at Centennial Museum and Chihua
Casa Grandes Pottery at Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert GardensPhoto: AaronAEP · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 59 · Student housing 16 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Alabama A&M University 43
  2. Champlain College 43
  3. Sam Houston State University 42
  4. California State Polytechnic University–Pomona 42
  5. Stockton University 42
  6. University of Akron 42
  7. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi 42
  8. Lynn University 42

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UTEP 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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