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Communications & media at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 1,068 communications & media majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#3 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year1,06810% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
The World's Largest Texas FlagPhoto: Klobetime · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium
Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Todd Dwyer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Jesse H. Jones Communication Center - A, Dealey Center for New Media, Jesse H. Jones Communication Center - B.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Northwestern University 97
  2. University of Southern California 96
  3. Boston University 95
  4. Syracuse University 95
  5. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 95
  6. American University 94

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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