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Communications & media at UW

UW graduates about 316 communications & media majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 34th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.14× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#34 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year3164% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$61,0001.14× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

Around UW

The Communications Building on the w:University of Washington campus in Seattle
Communications Building, University of WashingtonPhoto: Sammi Brie · CC0 · source
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University of Washington, Seattle, United States, March 2022
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Where communications & media happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Communications Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. University of Colorado Boulder 87
  2. University of California, Santa Barbara 87
  3. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 87
  4. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 87
  5. University of California, Berkeley 87
  6. University of Delaware 87
  7. George Washington University 87
  8. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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