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Communications & media at UTRGV

UTRGV graduates about 133 communications & media majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 542nd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a light program at 34 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $40,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.71×).

34/100Light#542 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year1333% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$40,0000.71× the same major nationally
Research in the field$386Ka year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1090whole school

Around UTRGV

Edinburg, TX, USA
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UTPA Tree Walkway
UTPA Tree Walkway - panoramioPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source
Right in the heart of the Science Building, University of Texas Pan American
Right in the heart of the Science Building, University of Texas Pan American - pPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source
Engineering and Computer Science Building, UTPA
Engineering and Computer Science Building, UTPA - panoramioPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Purdue University Northwest 35
  2. Northeastern Illinois University 35
  3. Charleston Southern University 35
  4. Gannon University 35
  5. SUNY College–Old Westbury 34
  6. Mercy University 34
  7. Texas A&M University–Kingsville 34
  8. Elmhurst University 34

Other strong majors at UTRGV

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UTRGV 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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