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Communications & media at USF

USF graduates about 501 communications & media majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 230th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

62/100Solid#230 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year5015% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1330whole school

Around USF

USF students who worked on Piracy in the Atlantic World page
Piracy2011Photo: Michelledavison · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
An inside view of the USF Tampa Library
USF Tampa Library insidePhoto: Librarian vz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Cuban science fiction author Yoss speaking at the University of South Florida li
Yoss USF 3Photo: Gamaliel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A completed pinch pot using modeling material.
Pinch PotPhoto: Petercannon usf · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Psychology and Communication Disorders Building, Communication and Information Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 72 · Dorm 15 · Arts 12 · Athletics 11 · Student housing 7 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Stetson University 63
  2. University of Alabama in Huntsville 63
  3. University of New Mexico 63
  4. New Jersey Institute of Technology 63
  5. Ohio University 62
  6. University of Nevada–Las Vegas 62
  7. University of Idaho 62
  8. Abilene Christian University 62

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USF 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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