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Communications & media at USC

USC graduates about 446 communications & media majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, 1.37× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#2 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year4468% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$79,0001.37× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around USC

USC Physical Education Building (PED), designed by Parkinson & Parkinson as
Physical education building 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Ernie Shelton (sculptor), The Wild Bunch - Sporting Sculpture - Campus of Univer
Sporting Sculpture - Campus of University of Southern California - Los Angeles, Photo: Adam Jones, 2012-02-26 12:59, from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
"Evelia de Pie", sculpture by Francisco Zúñiga, Anna Bing Arnold Sculpture Garde
Zuniga evelia de pie 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
plaque at foot of statue honoring composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski at University o
Usc paderewski plaque 1Photo: Seauton 11 December 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 106 · Dorm 15 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Northwestern University 97
  2. The University of Texas–Austin 95
  3. Boston University 95
  4. Syracuse University 95
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 95

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USC 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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